"I was born for a storm, and a calm does not suit me."
– Andrew Jackson

From the beginning of his life, Andrew Jackson's life was anything but calm. In this episode we discuss:

*His father's death 3 weeks prior to his birth

*Was he born in North or South Carolina?

*At the age of 13, he was a courier during the Revolutionary War 

*Two brothers died young

*Became an orphan at fourteen years of age

*If you're British, he hates you

*Becomes a saddle maker and studies law

*Moves west to what is now Tennessee

*Serves as Congressman, Senator, and Supreme Court Judge for Tennessee

*Plantation owner

*Slave owner

*Wars with Native Americans

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