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Andrew Jackson

  • Jackson's Birth

    Jackson's Birth
    Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws South Carolina.
  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    Battle of Horseshoe Bend
    Horseshoe Bend was a battle that took place on March 27, 1814, near Daviston, Alabama. This was the final battle of the Creek War, which is considered part of the War of 1812.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans
    Andrew Jackson held off New Orleans with half the amount of men as the British and defeated them greatly
  • Election of 1824

    Election of 1824
    John Quincy Adams was elected President and Andrew Jackson was runner up 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

    Election of 1828
    This featured a re-match between President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson, the runner-up in the election of 1824.
  • Jackson enlists in revolutionary war

    Jackson enlists in revolutionary war
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    President Andrew Jackson signed this into law on May 28, 1830. Although it only gave the right to negotiate for their withdrawal from areas to the east of the Mississippi River.
  • Bank War

    Bank War
    Political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States during the Andrew Jackson administration. Worcester vs Georgia.
  • Worcester Vs. Georgia

    Worcester Vs. Georgia
    Both cases developed out of Georgia’s attempt to assert its jurisdiction over Cherokee land within the state that was protected by federal treaty.
  • Nullification Crisis

    Nullification Crisis
    Jackson wanted to place a protection tariff that states did not like. They claimed to have the right to nullify the tariff and