Andrew Jackson, a president of the people, died on June 8th, 1845. Jackson died near Nashville, Tennessee, at his family estate called the Hermitage. Since Jackson's father died shortly after his birth, he had no male adult figure to look up to. This led to Jackson being a self-made man. He attended school until he was thirteen years of age before serving in the Revolutionary War. His strength of character showed itself at a young age as he defied his captors as a prisoner of war. With his reputation as a man of strong character, he was fondly nick-named "Old-Hickory".
Despite his limited…
