Before Andrew Jackson became president he had a tough life.  He was born on March 15th,  1767. When Andrew was 13 him and his two older brothers joined the patriotic cause and volunteered to fight against the British.  His oldest brother died of heat stroke in 1779. In 1781 Andrew and his brother were bothcaptured. Jackson and his brother were both taken prisoner-of-war and bothgot smallpox in prison. Andrew’s mother got them both released for a prisoner exchange. Andrew recovered but his brother ending up dying. When Andrew was fully recovered his mother went to Charleston to help in the war by nursing sick and injured soldiers.  She caught cholera and died, making Andrew an orphan. Before Andrew became president he was an attorney and a judge of the Superior Court. Andrew also had a bad temper and got into many fights.  

     I think Andrew would make a good president but it wouldn’tcome easy to him. Since he has a bad temper he would have to take his time with more things and try to calm himself down when he got frustrated.  He went through alot in his life so I think that the experiences he’s had will help him become a better president. I think that the stuff that happened in his life will be a big help during the time that hes president.

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