Andrew Jackson's Rough Childhood

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Andrew Jackson once said, “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and doing it.” What I think that Andrew Jackson meant is that there is always something to do and you can always have fun doing it. Andrew Jackson had a rough childhood, he fought in wars, and then became a great president.
Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767 in Waxhaws, South Carolina. His dad died right when Jackson was born, then his mom raised him in a large family they were also poor. When Andrew was 15 his mother died so it left him as a orphen. He had two older brothers their names are Hugh and Robert. Andrew parents names were Elizabeth Jackson and Andrew Jackson.
Jackson's oldest brother Hugh died because he had a heatstroke

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