1. Open up to the next page in your notebook and write: Timeline
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Open up to the next page in your notebook and write:
Timeline

2. Andrew Jackson

3. 1803 – Louisiana Purchase

4. June 1812 – War of 1812 begins

5. September 14, 1814 - Star-Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key)
Lawyer
Watched the Battle of Baltimore take place during the War of 1812
Wrote a poem about what he saw because was so amazed that the U.S. flag was still standing in the morning that
‘Star-Spangled Banner’
His poem later became our National Anthem

7. Star Spangled Banner

8. 1815 – Battle of New Orleans

9. 1817 – Andrew Jackson attacks Florida

10. 1819 – Florida Acquisition

11. 1828 – Andrew Jackson elected President

12. 1828 - Andrew Jackson becomes President
Became famous for:
Leading the US Army to victory at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812
Helping the US gain Florida from Spain
First president to be born poor and uneducated
Increased the power of the President
Started the Democratic Party
BrainPop – Andrew Jackson

13. 1830 – Indian Removal Act 1838 – Trail of Tears
President Andrew Jackson
Law that forces Native Americans to live in “Indian Territory” (Oklahoma)
Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes
At least 4,000 people died on the “Trail of Tears”
BrainPop – Trail of Tears

14. Timeline 1803 – Louisiana Purchase
Early 1800s – Britain and France at war
1809 – James Madison becomes president
June 1812 – War of 1812 begins
August 1814 – Battle of Baltimore
September 14, 1814 – Star Spangled Banner is written
1815 – Battle of New Orleans
1817 – James Monroe becomes president
1817 – Andrew Jackson attacks Florida
1819 – Florida Acquisition
1828 – Andrew Jackson is elected president
1830 – Indian Removal Act
1838 – Trail of Tears

15. Exit Question Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Andrew Jackson
Francis Scott Key
James Madison
James Monroe
What was the name of the path taken by the Cherokee Indians in which many of them died on their way to Oklahoma?
Oregon Trail
Trail of Tears
Trail Mix
What is the belief that America should grow west?
Louisiana Purchase
Manifest Destiny
Texas Annexation