Early Life
What job did Jackson have before becoming president?
What is a lawyer
What country fought America in the war of 1812
What is Britain
Jackson became the seventh president of the U.S. this year
What is 1829
This 1832–1833 crisis involved South Carolina threatening to reject federal tariffs
What is the Nullification Crisis
Jackson was involved in many of these formal contests of honor, including one in which he was shot in the chest
What are duels
What is 1767
Jackson became very famous after winning this battle in 1815
What is the Battle of New Orleans
This law authorized the forced removal of Native American peoples from lands east of the Mississippi River
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830
In 1836, Andrew Jackson signed this law that required many buyers of federal public land to pay with gold or silver instead of paper money
What is Specie Circular
This animal became a famous symbol of Jackson's presidency and later a nickname for his political party
What is a donkey
What state was Jackson born in?
What is South Carolina
Why did Jackson earn the nickname "Old Hickory"?
What is because he was thought to be as tough as a Hickory tree
Jackson supported this policy of replacing some federal government workers with political supporters
What is the spoils system
Jackson ordered federal deposits removed from the Second Bank of the United States and placed in these institutions
What are State Banks
In 1835, Jackson became the first U.S. president to pay off this national problem
What is a National Debt
This war killed Jackson's mother and brothers
What is the Revolutionary War
Jackson defeated this Native American confederacy at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814
Who are the Red Stick Creeks
This vice president resigned in 1832 after a major disagreement with Jackson
Who is John C. Calhoun
Thousands of Cherokee people suffered and died during this forced removal to the West in 1838–1839, after Jackson left office
What is the Trail of Tears
Who died shortly before Jackson became president, then which he blamed political attacks against her for contributing to her death
Who is Jacksons wife (Rachel)
In what state did Jackson build his political career and become a senator in?
What is Tennessee
In 1818, Andrew Jackson led a military invasion of this Spanish-controlled territory
What is Florida
Jackson opposed renewing the charter of this powerful financial institution
What is the Second Bank of the U.S.
This financial crisis began in 1837, shortly after Jackson left office, causing bank failures and widespread unemployment
What is the Panic of 1837
Andrew Jackson kept this unusual pet at the White House
What is a parrot