Andrew jackson

Andrew Jackson Born to Irish immigrants on March 15, 1767, Andrew Jackson was to become the first "rags to riches" President the country had ever seen. He grew up in South Carolina and fought in the Revolutionary War at only thirteen. His entire immediate family, parents and siblings, died as a cause of the war, whether it was being killed in battle or death from disease. He went on to serve two terms as the seventh President …

…that's what happens when you have strong ideology. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** The Bibliography Part Meltzer, Milton. Andrew Jackson and his America. New York: Franklin Watts, 1993. pg. 123-133. Norton, Mary Beth; Kaztman, David; Escott, Paul; Chudacoff, Howard; Paterson, Thomas; Tuttle, William. A People and A Nation: A History of the United States. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994. pg. 379-386. Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States. Publication company, year and city of publication unknown. pg. 124-146.