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Cameron McQuade
U.S. History 1-c
Laba term paper
April 17, 2013

Andrew Jackson

Throughout the years there have been many presidents, but Andrew Jackson was different. He had many different policies, and his personality set him apart from a lot of other presidents. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president but some would consider him to be the first because he seemed so different from others. Andrew Jackson did not have the easiest childhood while growing up, his father had died and his mother had to raise him and his siblings. Through Andrew Jackson’s entire presidency, he endured trials in a different way from the other presidents. Unlike other presidents, Andrew Jackson was a war hero. He loved …show more content…

When Andrew Jackson was fourteen years old his grandfather died and he inherited $300 dollars from him. He went to Charlestown, South Carolina, which at that time was the biggest city. He would live there until he ran out of money. Jackson took part in many wars; the first war he fought in was the war of Hanging rock which was against the British. He would later go on to battle in small skirmishes against British symthisizers and tories. Andrew was not fighting those wars alone, he had his country on his side but he also had is older brothers to look up to. He fought with them until his oldest brother was killed in action when Jackson was just 13. Later on him and his brother were both captured and taken as prisoners. They were able to get out of jail and go free, but that did not last to long. Andrew’s brother died shortly after from small pox, both him and his brother were infected while they were in prison. This would not be the last battle Andrew would fight in though, even though not to long after his mother was killed while she was helping in the war, he would go onto be one of the greatest war hero’s of all time. It wasn’t till the war of 1812 that Jackson would become a world wide known hero. This war was very significant because of Andrew Jacksons quick and very smart thinking. The war of 1812 was a war between the United states and the British army that would go on for a total of 32 months. Jackson was not heard to much of until

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