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Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaws region, an area near Lancaster, in South Carolina.

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Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army- 1778

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Jackson enlists in Revolutionary Army- 1778

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Andrew Jackson joined the Army at 13. He was later captured by the British, making him the only President to have been a prisoner of war.

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Andrew Jackson was a Major General who helped end the Creek resistance opening up the Mississippi Territory for pioneer settlement.

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The greatest battlefield victory of the War of 1812. Stopped the British from taking a critical American port. This success made Andrew Jackson a national hero.

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Andrew Jackson was defeated by John Quincy Adams and lost the presidency. Andrew Jackson thought this election was corrupt because he won the popular vote but the electoral votes went to the House of Representatives who picked John Quincy Adams.

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This election was a rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson easily won by a lot. This election marked the transition from the first party system to the second party system.

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The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Jackson. This gave the President power to relocate the Indians in exchange for their lands. These relocations were known as the "Trail of tears".

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A landmark case where the Supreme Court determined that Georgia was unconstitutional in prohibiting non Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state.

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The federal Government instituted a federal tariff of 1832. The state of South Carolina decided not to pay it and created the Ordinance of Nullification. This marked the first time Jackson took the side of federal rights over states rights.

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The campaign of President Jackson to veto the Second Bank removing federal funds from the Bank in order to shut it down.