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Andrew Jackson #1: Rough Upbringing (1767-1800); Topics covered include: Youth; Revolutionary War; prisoner of war, deaths of father, brothers, and mother; becomes lawyer; moves to Tennessee; marries Rachel Donelson; Judge Advocate General of the Tennessee Militia; Member of Congress; U.S. Senator; and Judge of the State Supreme Court

Key people: Andrew Jackson (father), Elizabeth Jackson, Hugh Jackson, Robert Jackson, Spruce McKay, Rachel (Donelson) Jackson, Lewis Robards, William Blount, and Russell Bean

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