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Andrew Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, to Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, Scots-Irish colonists who emigrated from Ireland in 1765. Though his birthplace is presumed to have been at one of his uncles' houses in the Waxhaws region that straddles North Carolina and South Carolina, the exact location is unknown—Jackson's mother was making a trip across the Appalachian Mountains after burying her husband, who died three weeks before his son was born. -
Jackson Enlists in The Revolutionary Army
At the age of 13, he joined the Army to fight in the Revolutionary War. President Jackson was the only President who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He was the last president elected who served in the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was concidered one of the most biggest conflicts and engaging argumments in history. President Andrew Jackson lead his militia into battle against the superior Britain force because the British were planning on invading the American Fronteir. We foiled their plans once we won this major battle. -
Election of 1824
The United States presidential election of 1824 was the 10th quadrennial presidential election, held from Tuesday, October 26, to Thursday, December 2, 1824. John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, after the election was decided by the House of Representatives in what was termed by some individuals a Corrupt Bargain. -
Election of 1828
The two people running for president was a Democrat, Andrew Jackson and a Democratic Republican, John Quiuncy Adams. John has already been president before by a cruel trick in the system, so they didn't want him for president and picked Andrew Jackson, who ran for president just 4 years before. This election was also known as the "Corrupt Bargain." -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. -
Worchester VS Ga
Worcester v. Georgia was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. The opinion is most famous for its dicta, which laid out the relationship between tribes and the state and federal governments. -
Nullification Crisis
A tariff was placed that was designed to protect the US industry by increasing tariffs on goods from Europe. It was recored, in that time, the highest import tax ever. John C. Calhoun, a vice president from South carolina that believed in States Rights, declared the tariff illegal by passing the Nullification Act, which lessened the tariff and increased the power of the president if a state tried to leave. -
Bank War
The Bank War refers to the political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States (BUS) during the Andrew Jackson administration (1829–1837).
