Andrew Jackson
The seventh president of the united states was Andrew Jackson. He was born in South Carolina on march 15, 1767. He was born to Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchingson Jackson. His brothers were Hugh and Robert. His dad died in 1767. Andrew attended frontier schools and acquired the reputation of being a fiery-tempered and willing to fight all comers.( http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/bio/public/jackson.htm)He learned to read and was of ten called on by the community to read aloud the news from the Philadelphia papers. (http://encarta.msn.com/content_761569591/Jackson_Andrew.html)
He was 13 years old when the American revolution started. He became an "orderly" messenger in the militia of South Carolina. (http://encarta.msn.com/content_761569591/Jackson_Andrew.html) his brother Hugh was killed but Robert and he were captured. They were out in a British prison in Comden ,South Carolina when smallpox broke out. Smallpox killed Robert but Andrews mom got him out.......
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