Andrew Jackson’s parents emigrated from Ireland to the southern United States in 1765. Three weeks prior to Jackson’s birth, his father passed away, leaving Jackson with a single mom. Jackson grew up in poverty and with little education. He would join a local militia at the age of thirteen with his brother Robert. The British would capture them both. Robert would get smallpox and die right after being released by the British. Jackson’s mother would then die after she nursed sick and injured soldiers. Jackson was orphaned. He was only fourteen years old. Jackson would work hard for the next years getting an education and eventually making it in politics against all odds, creating the perfect example of a government for the common