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Essay
Adams v. Jackson: The Election of 1824
James Monroe’s two terms in office as president of the United States (1817–1825) are often called the “Era of...
Essay
First Ladies’ Contributions to Political Issues and the National Welfare
The US Constitution assigns no duties or responsibilities to the president’s spouse. Every woman had to define for herself the role she wanted to play. From the blank slate that Martha Washington...
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Battle of New Orleans
Unaware of a peace treaty signed two weeks earlier, General Andrew Jackson stopped a British attack at the Battle of New Orleans. British forces suffered 2,036 casualties; US forces suffered eight men killed and thirteen wounded.
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Treaty of Fort Jackson
Andrew Jackson signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson, which ended the Creek War, a two-year conflict that had begun as a civil war among the Creek Indians.
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Andrew Jackson elected president
Democrat Andrew Jackson defeated incumbent John Quincy Adams to win the presidential election of 1828.
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Andrew Jackson re-elected
Andrew Jackson beat out Henry Clay of Kentucky and third-party candidate William Wirt of Maryland to be re-elected president.
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Chief Red Eagle of the Creeks surrendered to General Andrew Jackson after the battle of Horse Shoe Bend, leading to the opening of southern and western Alabama to white settlement.
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Andrew Jackson’s march into Florida
Andrew Jackson marched into Florida to stop raids by Indians, fugitive slaves, and white outlaws on US territory. Jackson was appointed military governor.