1821--Resigns military commission and becomes first gov- ernor of the Florida Territory
1822--Nominated for the Presidency by the Tennessee leg- islature
1823--Elected to Senate
1824-25--Receives plurality of electoral vote in Presidential election, but loses election to John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives
1825--Resigns from the Senate
1825-28--His supporters conduct campaign for his election to the Presidency in 1828
1828--Elected President
1829--Introduces spoils system
1830--Vetoes Maysville Road Bill
1830--Obtains British permission for direct United States trade to the British West Indies
1831-36--At his insistence, France agrees to pay United States claims arising from attacks on American com- merce
1831--Reorganizes cabinet following Eaton affair and break with John C. Calhoun
1832--Vetoes bill to recharter the Bank of the United States
1832--Issues proclamation on nullification in South Caro- lina
1833--On his orders Secretary of the Treasury withdraws Federal deposits from the Bank of the United States and places them in state banks
1834--Replies to Senate criticism of his policies with the "Protest"
1836--Issues Specie Circular
1837--Retires to "The Hermitage"
1845--Dies at "The Hermitage"
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Publication Information: Book Title: Andrew Jackson: His Contribution to the American Tradition. Contributors: Harold C. Syrett - author. Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill. Place of Publication: Indianapolis. Publication Year: 1953. Page Number: 14.
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