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Jackson to clean his boots. Jackson was proud and stubborn. He refused. The man shouted While he was a prisoner, Jackson had a run-in with a British officer. The man ordered
at Jackson. Still Jackson refused. The man struck Jackson with his weapon. Jackson was left with a scar on his face.them again as an army As a result of this, Andrew Jackson had no love for the British. He was happy to fight general when the War of 1812 broke out.
died when he was young. He had gotten by on his own as an Jackson had not been trained as a soldier. But he was bold and strong. His mother had orphan. He had made his
own way in life.
the west. Many Native Americans had sided with the British.During the first part of the War of 1812, Jackson battled against Native Americans in
of hickory Jackson’s men called him “Old wood. In 1814, “Old HickoryHickory” was given an important job. He was told to raise ” because he was as strong as a knotty old piece
an army to protect New Orleans. Jackson rushed to the city. He picked up new troops along the way. Many of the men who joined him were farmers. But there were also free African
Americans, Native Americans, and even pirates. When Jackson arrived, he ordered his ragtag army to set up walls and get ready for an attack. Then they waited.