Andrew Jackson had a long life. He made various decisions in his life that influenced him to become President of the United States. Early in life, Jackson was born to poor Irish Immigrants on March 15th 1767. As a child, Jackson attended a good school and his mother had hopes for him becoming a Presbyterian Minister. When he was thirteen, Jackson and his brothers joined the patriotic cause and volunteered to fight the British. His oldest brother Hugh died of heat stroke following the Battle of StonoFerry in 1779.In 1781, Jackson and his brother Robert were captured. After their capture, a British officer slashed Jackson withhis sword because he refused to polish his boots. He and his brother Robert were taken prisoner-of-war and both contracted smallpox in prison.Jackson finally recovered but his brother died. After his recover, his mother nursed the sick in war! She caught cholera and died. This left Jackson to be a orphan. Jackson decided to do something important with his life, so he became an attorney. Jackson purchased his first African American slave named Nancy, in 1788.

Analyzingour opinions on Andrew Jackson becoming President: Andrew same many of his loved ones die, so since he saw and felt the feeling of sorrow and loneliness, he can relate to the people of his country that are having loved ones dieing. Also, he majored in law, and ran for president. Now he has a scence of what law and goverment is. So he can relate to his country.

Written by Allyson and Ashley Perry