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Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767.

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Jackson Enlists in the Revolutionary Army

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Jackson Enlists in the Revolutionary Army

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Jackson lists in the Revolutionary Army after leaving school in South Carolina at the young age of 13, in 1780.

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On March 27, 1814, Jackson fights in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, which ends Creek Native American resistance to the settlers in the US. This opens up the Mississippi territory to the US.

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From January 8, 1815 – January 26, 1815, Jackson's claim to fame happens here as he fights to prevent the British from gaining a vital American port.

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Jackson runs for president for the first time. However, he loses to John Quincy Adams when Henry Clay forced the other members of the House of Representatives to vote for Adams. This election is later called the "Corrupt Bargain" by Jackson.

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Jackson and Adams go against each other again for president, but this time, Jackson wins by a landslide.

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One of Jackson's first acts as president is to vow that he will remove the Native Americans from the west so that American pioneers can settle. He follows through in 1832, and gets his soldiers to force the natives out of their homes and into reservation camps. Many natives die along the way, which gave the path they took the name, "The Trail of Tears".

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Worcester v. Georgia was a Supreme Court case in 1832 that ruled that had Worcester claiming that the laws of Georgia could not control the Cherokee within their territory. Jackson, however, supported Georgia in their efforts to drive out the natives.

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South Carolina passed an act forbidding a collection of tariffs in the state. Jackson opposed this and threatened South Carolina with the use of the army until they reached a compromise in 1832.

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From 1832-1836, Jackson thought the bank was too powerful and the administrators were using it for their own personal profit. As a result, when the bank needed funding again, Jackson vetoed it, essentially killing the bank.