Andrew Jackson

1. Andrew Jackson Jason Fore 4/13/11 Mr.Mcbay

2. Andrew Jackson President • Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the united states of America. • He served two terms from 1829-1837 as a Democrat.

3. Life • “Old Hickory” as some called him, was born somewhere in the carolinas on March 15, 1767 in the Crawford Cabin. • Throughout his life he had sporadic education until his late teens he studied law for two years then he became a young lawyer in Tennessee, he did well enough off to buy slaves and build himself a mansion.

4. Life Cont. • He lost both of his brothers in the american revolution. • He only had one child with his wife Rachel Donaldson Roberds who died in 1828, the year before he was elected president. • After his wife's death he did not remarry but his wife's niece his first woman.

5. Death • Andrew Jackson died on June 8th, 1845 and was buried in the Hermitage. • He has his own state park called the Andrew Jackson state park.

7. Mr. President Reference • Americanhistory.about.com • Whitehouse.gov • Millercenter.org/president/Jackson • ncpedia.org • Thehermitage.com • Americanpresident.org