2. Age of Jackson Battle of New Orleans *This makes Jackson a national hero *1815 -Defeats the British

3. Age of Jackson Florida *Blows up Fort Negro and 250 slaves *1816 - Sent to capture runaway slaves.

4. Age of Jackson Florida *Tricks two chiefs in and hangs them *1818 - Sent to crush Indians, Seminoles. *Captures two British citizens Jackson thinks helped the Seminoles. He hangs one and shoots the other. *Captured Pensecola, capital of Spanish Florida

5. Age of Jackson Election of 1824 *Jackson gets most of the electoral vote *Jackson gets most of the popular vote *The House of Representatives vote for John Q. Adams to be President. Corrupt Bargain with Clay???? *Clay becomes the new Sec. of State

6. Age of Jackson Election of 1828 *Jackson gets majority of the electoral vote *Jackson gets most of the popular vote *Jackson becomes the President. *Jackson’s wife dies before he takes office

7. Age of Jackson Spoils System *Jackson gave government jobs and positions to his supporters *”To the victor belongs the spoils.”

8. Age of Jackson Bank of the United States *He puts the federal money into “pet banks” *He does not renew the charter for the Bank of United States. *The Bank of United States was forced to shut down

9. Age of Jackson Nullification *Jackson claimed every state had to follow every federal law *The right for any state not to follow any Federal law because it hurt that state *South Carolina was going to leave the Union because of tariffs *VP Calhoun is from SC. Jackson threatens to hang him

10. Age of Jackson Native Americans *Cherokee went to the US Supreme Court to try and stay on their land. *He felt the Native Americans had no rights *He did not listen to the Supreme Court *He ordered Indians off their land *State of Georgia wants to take their land *Cherokee move on the Trail of Tears

11. Age of Jackson Election of 1832 *Clay convinces Biddle to reapply for charter hoping that Jackson would veto it *Nicholas Biddle was the president of the Bank of United States *Jackson vetoes the charter & Americans back him *He represents everything Jackson dislikes * Clay’s plan backfires and Jackson wins