Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was born the Waxhaw territory, lying between North and South Carolina on March 15, 1767. Jackson was the third child of Scotch-Irish parents. His father died as the result of a logging accident just a few weeks before Andrew was born. Jackson's mother, Elizabeth Hutchison Jackson, was regarded as a very independent woman. After her husband's death, she raised her three sons at the home of one of …showed first 75 words of 1117 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1117 total…through the skillful leadership of Jackson’s managers, who played upon his reputation as a military hero and an incorruptible man of the people. Works Cited 1. Davis, Burke Old Hickory:A Life of Andrew Jackson (New York 1977) 2. Foresman, Scott America: The People and the Dream (Glenview, Illinois 1994) 3. Microsoft Corporation, Jackson, Andrew (2000) 4. Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 (New York, 1977) 5. Remini, Robert V. The Life of Andrew Jackson (New York, 1988)