Andrew+Jackson+lp

Andrew Jackson. 
 * Born March 15, 1767, in Waxhaw, North Carolina
 * Died June 8, 1845
 * he considered himself a North Carolina native
 * received a sporadic education in the local old-field school
 * at age thirteen, he joined a local regiment as a courier
 * at the age of 14 he fought in the American Revolution
 * he bought a cotton plantation outside Nashville (1804)
 * Military Governor of Florida (1821)
 * Andrew's mother fell ill and died
 * Rachael and Jackson married formally as man and wife.
 *  Jackson's political career had apparently reached an end
 * He thirsted not for higher office but for military action