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Andrew Jackson's Violentful Childhood

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Andrew Jackson had a colorful character, but in particular he was determined and violent. Jackson was determined. He had a hard childhood because he had never known his father and the rest of his family had passed away in the revolutionary war. When Jackson was a young boy he was captured by the British to serve an important role. He refused and took part in a slashing fight against the British. Jackson carried the scars from the fight for a very long time. “He wanted revenge on the British for slashing him, the deaths of his family members, and his turbulent childhood.”(Andrew Jackson DVD) Therefore, he was determined because he was never going to forget what happened between him and the British. Jackson was going to fight for what he wanted

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