Andrew Jackson PHOTO: The Hermitage ANDREW JACKSON As far as American history is concerned, Andrew Jackson is probably the most important person to come from
But he had a rough life. His father died before he was born; his mother and both his brothers died before he was 14. Luckily for him, he found a job as a lawyer's apprentice when he was a teenager. At the age of 20 he moved to 
Andrew Jackson's statue in New Orleans, Louisiana
Today people still argue about things Andrew Jackson did as president. He dissolved the Bank of the United States. He paid off the national debt. But the most controversial thing he ever did was order all Native Americans moved west – a migration known as the Trail of Tears. 
The Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's home in Nashville was The Hermitage, and today this place is preserved in much the way it looked when he lived there. Click here for a virtual tour of it.
Click here to learn about Jackson's role in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. And, elsewhere on the page, Andrew Jackson's name comes up quite a bit. Click here for "The Ten Most Fascinating Things About Andrew Jackson," from the eighth grade section. |
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