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| 1814 | Siege of New Orleans |  |
| Mar New Orleans Arrives in Alabama to put down an Indian rising & is deployed to defend New Orleans |
| 13th Dec New Orleans Martial law is proclaimed in New Orleans as the British forces embark on an attack |
| 23rd Dec New Orleans Halts the British advance on New Orleans |
| 1815 | Battle of New Orleans |  |
| 8th Jan New Orleans Defeats the British forces led by Pakenham, the Duke of Wellington's brother-in-law |
| 8th Jan New Orleans Inflicts 2,000 British casualties & kills their commander during a British attack |
| 1815 | Siege of New Orleans |  |
| 8th Jan New Orleans Defeats the British forces led by Pakenham, the Duke of Wellington's brother-in-law |
| 1824 | Election |  |
| Nov The electoral college ends with Jackson 99, Adams 81, Crawford 41 & Clay 37 votes |
| 1825 | Secretary of State |  |
| 9th Feb Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1829 | President |  |
| Appointed President of the USA, 7th President |
| 1829 | Reform |  |
| Washington Builds the basis of the modern Democratic Party & initiates the spoils system |
| 1830 | Legislation |  |
| 29th April Washington The Preemption Act offers settlers $1.25 an acre |
| 29th April Washington The Preemption Act offers settlers cultivating land $1.25 an acre |
| 1830 | Reform |  |
| 29th April Washington The Preemption Act offers settlers cultivating land $1.25 an acre |
| 28th May Washington The Indian Removal Act removes Indians to lands west of the Mississippi |
| 1830 | Rule of Iowa |  |
| 15th July Iowa Under the treaty of Praire du Chien Indian tribes cede Iowa, Missouri & Minnesota |
| 1830 | Rule of Minnesota |  |
| 15th July Minnesota Under the treaty of Praire du Chien Indian tribes cede Iowa, Missouri & Minnesota |
| 1830 | Rule of Missouri |  |
| 15th July Missouri Under the treaty of Praire du Chien Indian tribes cede Iowa, Missouri & Minnesota |
| 1830 | Treaty of Praire du Chien |  |
| 15th July Praire du Chien Indian tribes cede most of Iowa, Missouri & Minnesota |
| 1830 | Treaty of Trade |  |
| 7th May Washington The treaty of Commerce & Navigation is signed with the Ottoman Empire |
| 1831 | Diplomacy |  |
| 5th April Washington A commercial treaty is concluded with Mexico |
| 1831 | Treaty of Commercial |  |
| 5th April Washington A commercial treaty is concluded with Mexico |
| 1832 | Constitution |  |
| South Carolina Sth Carolina claims the Union is a pact of independent states & can nullify Congress |
| 22nd May Baltimore The Democratic Republican Party becomes the Democratic Party during its 1st convention |
| 1832 | Convention Democratic Party |  |
| 22nd May Baltimore The Democratic Republican Party becomes the Democratic Party during its 1st convention |
| 1832 | Convention Sth Carolina |  |
| 24th Nov Sth Carolina The Sth Carolina Convention passes an ordinance repealing the Tariff Acts of '28 & '32 |
| 1832 | Declaration of War |  |
| 6th April Illinois War begins when Sauks under Black Hawk recross the Mississippi & retake ceded land |
| 1832 | Diplomacy |  |
| 16th May Washington A Treaty of trade & peace is signed with Chile |
| 1832 | Economy |  |
| 17th June Washington A Tariff Act is passed favouring Northern manafacturers over Southern cotton growers |
| 1832 | Election |  |
| 22nd May Wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination |
| 5th Dec Jackson wins the Election for a 2nd Presidential term |
| 1832 | Legislation |  |
| 17th June Washington A Tariff Act is passed favouring Northern manafacturers over Southern cotton growers |
| 24th Nov The Sth Carolina Convention passes an ordinance repealing the Tariff Acts of '28 & '32 |
| 1832 | Rebellion |  |
| South Carolina Threatens to send a force of 50,000 into South Carolina if it resists the Union |
| 1832 | Reform |  |
| 22nd May Baltimore The Democratic Republican Party becomes the Democratic Party during its 1st convention |
| 17th June Washington A Tariff Act is passed favouring northern manafacturers over southern cotton growers |
| 1832 | Treaty of Commerce |  |
| 18th Dec St Petersburg A Treaty of Commerce is signed with Russia in St Petersburg |
| 1832 | Treaty of Payne's Landing |  |
| 9th May Washington Seminole Chiefs cede land in Florida & agree to move west of the Mississippi River |
| 1837 | Independence |  |
| 3rd Mar Texas Recognizes the "lone star" Republic of Texas |
| 1845 | Burial |  |
| 20th Jan Funeral of Andrew Jackson |