Andrew Jackson
Early Years
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Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 to a poor family in what is now Waxhaw, SC. Jackson's father had died before he was born. When he was young Jackson attended a good school. His mother wanted him to be a Christian minister. He and his two brothers Hugh and Robert served their country and decided to battle the British . Both of his brothers dies and by the war's end, Jackson's mother had died of cholera. At the age of 13 Jackson was an orphan.
