Andrew Jackson's Childhood

AJ had some dreams,
Until he was an orphan,
He was successful

Andrew Jackson's Childhood

• Andrew Jackson was born in the borders of the North and South Carolinas. Before he was born, Andrew Jackson's father died by a logging accident, causing Andrew Jackson to only have a mother and a few siblings. AJBut chaos striked after Andrew Jackson's mother died, making him an orphan at the age of 14. Also in that time he was fighting in the American Revolution as a "early patriot". was growing up in Waxhaws, NC, and he was working as a farmer in the middle-class wealth.

andrew jackson's childhood

• AJ was growing up in Waxhaws, NC, and he was working as a farmer in the middle-class wealth. Also in that time he was fighting in the American Revolution as a "early patriot". After that time, he had worked as an apprentice in a law office, in which makes him grow up as a lawyer and future president.

"Jackson grew up with a large extended family that were also Scots-Irish immigrant farmers. His mother had hopes of him becoming a Presbyterian minister, but young Jackson quickly dashed those hopes with his propensity for pranks, cursing and fighting."

1. How did Andrew Jackson become a lawyer without going to law school?
2. When did Andrew Jackson become an orphan?
3. Where did Andrew Jackson's parents and siblings come from?

True or False?
1. Andrew Jackson became an orphan when he was 10 years old.
2. AJ was considered an "early patriot" during his time in the Revolutionary War.
3. AJ became a lawyer after graduating law school.

Cites

• Howard, Jeffrey Allen. “Andrew Jackson Birthplace.” NCpedia, www.ncpedia.org/andrew-jackson-birthplace.