Andrew Jackson: Young Patriot

  • Andrew's Birth

     Andrew's Birth
    Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767. He was born in Waxhaw, South Carolina. His older brothers are Hugh and Robbie. His mother is Elizabeth Jackson, his father died when he was young. His mother nick-named him Andy.
  • Hugh's Death

    Hugh's Death
    Hugh's death made Robbie, Andrew's other brother, Andrew, and his mother very sad because their father had already died in the past years.
  • "The Tories are coming, Muskets at the ready!"

    "The Tories are coming, Muskets at the ready!"
    On this evening in May, what Americans called people who for for the British King, Tories were coming for Andrew and the rest of his troop. Most of them died, but luckily Andy, Robbie, and some other men survived. Later the next day Andrew had traveled to his cousins house the same Tories had come again! This time they caught him and threw him in jail.
  • Andrew got the Pox

    Andrew got the Pox
    After a while, while Andy had been in jail, he got the pox. He probably got the pox from two , which had the pox, out of the three cell mates he had.
  • Robbies Death

    Robbies Death
    Even though Robbie had died, Andrew still had his mother and his cousins to give him company.
  • Andrew's Aunt Jane Died

    Andrew's Aunt Jane Died
    On this Sunday, Andy's mother came up to his room and told that his Aunt Jane had past away. Now that this had happened, he only had his mother, the rest of his family had either past away or moved somewhere else to start there own family.
  • Andrew's Mother Died

    Andrew's Mother Died
    Now that this had happened, Andy fell into a deep and dark depression. His family had left the whole entire farm for him, and he was still recovering from the pox and he was in depression. He eventually moved in with his cousins and slept there and worked on the farm.
  • Andrew's Uncle James and his Uncle Robert

    Andrew's Uncle James and his Uncle Robert
    Andrew had spent 6 agonizing weeks with his cousin, they were agonizing because he had no family and nothing to do but run a farm. Finally his two uncles came along. Andrew was so happy to see them. His two uncles brought back his cousins that had been in a British prison.
  • Andrew Completed his Lawyer Training

    Andrew Completed his Lawyer Training
    In 1787, Andrew had finished his legal training for becoming a lawyer. He had been working at this fop many years before. While he was there he made a lot of new friends.
  • Andrew and one of his friends go to Jonesborough

    Andrew and one of his friends go to Jonesborough
    Andrew found out that his best friend was a judge. When this happened his best friend offered to take Andrew with him and he could be the public prosecutor.
  • Andrew gets an inheritance from Granfather Jackson

    Andrew gets an inheritance from Granfather Jackson
    When he found out he got the money he rode to Charles Town, which they re-named Charleston, and got lost in time and realized that he was rich and could spend a lot of money, so he spent it all and felt like a fool when he had no money.
  • Andrew (tries to) get Married

    Andrew (tries to) get Married
    Andrew falls in love with a girl named Rachel. He met her when he bought a house and she was the landlady's daughter. Unfortunetly, she was still married and had gotten her divorce yet. When she did Andrew proposed and they married only to find out that the divorce wasn't finale yet.
  • Andrew becomes member of congress

    Andrew becomes member of congress
    Andrew becomes a member of the congress.
  • Andrew becomes a memeber of the senate

    Andrew becomes a memeber of the senate
    In 1797 Andrew became a memeber of the senate.
  • Andrew becomes a major general in the Tennessee militia

    Andrew becomes a major general in the Tennessee militia
    In 1802 Andrew Jackson retired from the lawyer business and became a major general in the Tennessee militia.
  • Andrew forces the slaves and Indians back into Florida

    Andrew forces the slaves and Indians back into Florida
    He managed to force the slaves and Indians to Florida.
  • President

    President
    Andrew Jackson became president in 1829.
  • The End of His Presidency

    The End of His Presidency
    Andrew Jackson's presidency ended in 1837. He served eight years in the White House.
  • Death

    Death
    Andrew Jackson died on June 8, 1845. He died at the age of 78.