The Life of Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson's life was not an easy one, he went from being captured and taken prisoner by the British during the American Revolution to having the responsibilities of being president. He had a rough life,but he made it, somehow. Jackson fought in dozens of duels, many think that's how he got stronger.
Jackson was born on march 15, 1767. His mother and father were from Ireland and eventually moved to America in 1756.”salem press 2007”. Jackson's life did not start off very well. Jackson’s father died in an accident in February 1767, at the age of 29, three weeks before his son Andrew was born in the Waxhaws area.”Genealogy Officials”, Later, his mother and two brothers died, he lost almost everything in a short period of time. …show more content…
In his late teens, he began studying law in Salisbury, North Carolina. He was admitted to the bar in 1787, and soon after, the 21-year-old Jackson was appointed prosecuting attorney in the western district of North Carolina, an area that is now part of Tennessee..”Biography.com Editors”
Jackson had a successful private practice and accumulated a great deal of money. In 1788, he moved to the frontier settlement of Nashville. Eventually, he became a wealthy landowner using the money he earned from his private practice. Even though his mother, father, and his two brothers died he was still raised very well. He went on to be one of the best men in the USA.
In 1798, Jackson was appointed a circuit judge on the Tennessee superior court and he served in that position until 1804. That same year, Jackson acquired a large plantation in Davidson County, Tennessee, called the Hermitage. Initially, nine African-American slaves worked on the cotton plantation, but by the time Jackson died in 1845, approximately 150 slaves worked in the Hermitage’s
Andrew Jackson's life was not an easy one, he went from being captured and taken prisoner by the British during the American Revolution to having the responsibilities of being president. He had a rough life,but he made it, somehow. Jackson fought in dozens of duels, many think that's how he got stronger.
Jackson was born on march 15, 1767. His mother and father were from Ireland and eventually moved to America in 1756.”salem press 2007”. Jackson's life did not start off very well. Jackson’s father died in an accident in February 1767, at the age of 29, three weeks before his son Andrew was born in the Waxhaws area.”Genealogy Officials”, Later, his mother and two brothers died, he lost almost everything in a short period of time. …show more content…
In his late teens, he began studying law in Salisbury, North Carolina. He was admitted to the bar in 1787, and soon after, the 21-year-old Jackson was appointed prosecuting attorney in the western district of North Carolina, an area that is now part of Tennessee..”Biography.com Editors”
Jackson had a successful private practice and accumulated a great deal of money. In 1788, he moved to the frontier settlement of Nashville. Eventually, he became a wealthy landowner using the money he earned from his private practice. Even though his mother, father, and his two brothers died he was still raised very well. He went on to be one of the best men in the USA.
In 1798, Jackson was appointed a circuit judge on the Tennessee superior court and he served in that position until 1804. That same year, Jackson acquired a large plantation in Davidson County, Tennessee, called the Hermitage. Initially, nine African-American slaves worked on the cotton plantation, but by the time Jackson died in 1845, approximately 150 slaves worked in the Hermitage’s