Was Andrew Jackson as great as everyone thinks? Andrew Jackson was born in the backwoods settlements of Carolina in 1769. He was born to Elizabeth Jackson, who came from Ireland. It is said that she was traveling through the Appalachian Mountains after finishing burying Andrew Jackson's father when she had him. That's why Andrew Jackson's exact location was unknown. He also had two brothers named Hugh and Robert. Andrew Jackson was not very educated and had an education that was not as regular as other kids. Andrew Jackson joined the local militia when he was only thirteen years old. He was the courier in the Revolutionary War. Later in the war, his brother Hugh died in battle in 1779. Later both Andrew and his brother were captured by the English. They were later released by the English, then his brother Robert died. After being released by the British, his mother died of a disease called cholera. Then, he became an orphan at the age of fourteen. His uncle took him in and raised him. Then, when he became Andrew Jackson as a teenager, he picked up the passion to become a lawyer. So he began reading law books and educating himself on the profession of law. He became a very young lawyer in Tennessee and was very good at what he did. in 1796 he was elected the first representative from Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. The following year, in 1797, Andrew Jackson was elected to a seat in the Senate, but then resigned after eight months. In 1998, he was also elected a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, and held that position for only six years. In 1804 he purchased expensive land that housed a plantation and his villa nicknamed “the hermitage”. It had a nice... middle of paper......icans. Even though Andrew Jackson had previously made political treaties with them before his presidency. Historians have blamed him for their suffering due to the Trail of Tears. This was the forcing of the Native Americans to move west. Overall, Andrew Jackson was a phenomenal president, despite all his popularity and success. In conclusion, during Andrew Jackson's lifetime, he was an enthusiastic politician; he was a great militarist and a great president. He made many enemies, but he had made many more allies. He was a very popular president and that's one of the reasons he won the presidency. During his military service he was very good, he was promoted in rank, thanks to his great mind. This influenced him during his political life and gave him more popularity. Overall Andrew Jackson influenced a lot of people and helped a lot of people and was really great.