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History: The History Of Andrew Jackson
The History of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was known as a president, general, and a politician. However people have not heard of some of the things he had to go through with his past life.

His family was from Ireland and then moved to America on a farm in south Carolina where Andrew was born. Andrew got his name from his father when he died [go.galegroup.com.] As he started to grow up the revolutionary war broke out. So Andrew his two brothers Hugh and Robert joined the battle. Sadly they both died from diseases when war was over. Then suddenly his mother fell ill and died making him an orphan when he was 14, living with his aunt and uncle [go.galegroup.com.]

When he moved out of his aunts and uncles, he began to study law and politics.

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