Andrew Jackson

Part I of Essay
, born in 1767 was a child of poor Scotch-Irish immigrants. He ended up with enough education to be qualified to practice law. Jackson’s father died before he was born. The Revolutionary War started soon after he was born. It was very bloody in the wild and poor country wh ....

Part II of Essay
.... the Americans were badly in need of cheering up. Jackson became a United States Major General- this was very different from a state militia Major General. He continued to have military successes, though in his invasion of Spanish Florida, he got the reputation of being a kind of Caesar. In 1821, Jackson, at the age of 54 was in a very dangerous state of health. He, like many other southerners had defended his “Honor” in 2 or 3 duels and 1 shoot-out. He took two bullets. One lodged beside his heart and the other shattered his arm. At about t ....