Jackson’s mother was able to get her two sons released from prison. However, when she proceeded to take her children home, they were clinging on to life by a thread. Robert, Andrew’s only remaining brother, could not stand nor sit straight on horseback without support from his mother. Andrew was in better condition than his brother and had to walk forty-five miles without a jacket or shoes to reach home. A few days after reaching the Jackson’s home Robert passed away. He was the third Jackson family member to die in America and the second Jackson casualty of the Revolutionary War.
Elizabeth nursed her now only son back to health; but before Jackson was fully recovered she left for Charleston, after receiving a message the British captured …show more content…
Critical issues arise during Jackson’s childhood, and must be taken into consideration when determining who he was. Topics such as family background, his education level, behavior as a child, and life experiences were crucial in the development of Jackson’s personality and character. It is evident he had a strong distrust of authority, the absence of a father figure and disobeying a British officer are two examples. These experiences and character building moments translated into his ideology in politics. Such as Jackson’s distrust in the national bank. It is also evident Jackson’s childhood fostered his fighting attitude. Whether it be fighting fellow school children, the British in war, or fighting for his life when he contracted smallpox, Jackson demonstrated his fighting nature during his …show more content…
After all, he decided to become a lawyer instead of a farmer. However, if he were not a frontiersman, he would not have acted similarly to accepted Western culture in his dealings with his future wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson. During Jackson’s time legal divorce was not common. The process was long and expensive; therefore, often only the wealthy would legally get divorced. Many dissatisfied westerner wives would run away from their husbands instead of getting a formal divorce. While not legally binding, these actions were socially accepted as a
Elizabeth nursed her now only son back to health; but before Jackson was fully recovered she left for Charleston, after receiving a message the British captured …show more content…
Critical issues arise during Jackson’s childhood, and must be taken into consideration when determining who he was. Topics such as family background, his education level, behavior as a child, and life experiences were crucial in the development of Jackson’s personality and character. It is evident he had a strong distrust of authority, the absence of a father figure and disobeying a British officer are two examples. These experiences and character building moments translated into his ideology in politics. Such as Jackson’s distrust in the national bank. It is also evident Jackson’s childhood fostered his fighting attitude. Whether it be fighting fellow school children, the British in war, or fighting for his life when he contracted smallpox, Jackson demonstrated his fighting nature during his …show more content…
After all, he decided to become a lawyer instead of a farmer. However, if he were not a frontiersman, he would not have acted similarly to accepted Western culture in his dealings with his future wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson. During Jackson’s time legal divorce was not common. The process was long and expensive; therefore, often only the wealthy would legally get divorced. Many dissatisfied westerner wives would run away from their husbands instead of getting a formal divorce. While not legally binding, these actions were socially accepted as a