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Jackson's Birth
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region, which was between North and South Carolina. -
Jackson Enlists in the Revolutionary Army
Not knowing the exact date, Andrew Jackson joins the Revolutionary War at 13 with both of his brothers. His mother and brothers die, leaving him to grow up with his uncles. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
General Jackson destroyed the Menawa, also known as "Red Sticks", during this one battle of the War of 1812. Afterwards, he warned them to stop helping the British and Spanish, unless they wanted to be wiped out by his army. This led to the Treaty of Fort Jackson. -
Battle of New Orleans
Starting on December 23, 1814, and ending on January 8, 1815, after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed. General Jackson leads the American troops to victory with only 101 killed, captured, or wounded, while the British had a total of 2,037 killed, captured, or wounded. -
Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson runs against John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford. No one wins the electoral votes, so they move to the House of Representatives to decide president. Clay, who was out of the running because he had the least amount of votes, used his influence of Speaker of the House to get everyone to vote for Adams. -
Election of 1828
Jackson wins against political enemy, John Q. Adams. -
Indian Removal Act
Signed by President Andrew Jackson, this law required all Indians to be moved west of the Mississippi River. -
Nullification Crisis
From 1832 to 1833, the Nullification Crisis was the issue that South Carolina stated that state governments could nullify any federal law. This was strted because they did not like the tariff that the federal set. They were able to reach a compromise in 1833. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
In this court case, Cherokee Indians challenged the US court after they tried to remove them from their homeland. They argued and won their right to remain in Georgia. -
Bank War
Andrew vetos the Bank of the U.S. when it's charter was up for review because he disliked the bank. It harmed farmers and other common citizens, so he vowed to kill it.
