Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was born in a backwoods settlement in Waxhaw, South Carolina on March 15, 1767. He had a difficult childhood. His dad died a few weeks before he was born. He received sporadic education, but he was smart and learned to read at a young age. At the age of 13 he became a messenger for the local militia. During the war his brothers were killed,
And he had some harrowing experiences including being captured by British soldiers and receiving a scar across his face from the sword of a British officer. Prior to becoming president he was known as a war hero from the War of 1812. But in his late teens he read law for about two years and he became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee.He started up a cotton plantation