Adulthood: In 1787, Jackson became a prosecutor in the Mero District in North Carolina. The Mero District was near the present day Nashville, Tennessee. Jackson had moved to this frontier town and got richer by getting land and slaves.

In 1794, Jackson married Rachel Donelson Roberds, even they had been living together since 1791. It was during this time that Andrew began to become politically active. He became Tennessee's first ever State Congressman, and later a senator. He resigned as Senator so he could take up a job as a judge in Tennessee's court. In 1802, Jackson became the Major General for the state's militia.

Between the years 1802 and 1812, Jackson did hardly had anything to do with politics.. This was because Jackson wanted more military action against Native Americans, and also the British. During this time, when Andrew Jackson fought the British, he became known as "Old Hickory". Another nickname Jackson had earned was a name that Native Americans called him, which was Sharp Knife. The War of 1812 was the war Andrew Jackson took against the Upper Creek Indians.  This was because the Upper Creek had massacred about three hundred or more people in a raid at a fort called Fort Mims. On March 13, 1813, the Battle of Horseshoe Bend occurred. This battle is marked as a sad day for many Creek Indians because the Upper Creek had been fighting the Lower Creek Indians (note: Resources includes an interview with a Creek native, discussing the events that happened on this day).  Over 500 Creeks died in this battle but only 49 men of Jackson's died. After breaking the Creek's power, Jackson made treaties that made Creeks give up most of their land, including the Lower Creeks, which had been Jackson's allies.

In May of 1814, Jackson became a Major General. He was in command of the Southern Frontier. This is how Jackson became a war hero because he protected New Orleans from the British. Another thing Jackson did was in 1817, under orders to keep Florida Seminoles under control, Jackson conquered Florida. He was appointed governor of Florida in 1821.He resigned and moved back to Tennessee where he started campaigning for presidency in 1824.

Childhood: Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 near a place called Waxhaw, North Carolina. (Andrew Jackson's exact birthplace isn't known because he was born near the Southern and Northern Carolina border.)He grew up in South Carolina, at the home of one of the mother's sisters.

Near Adulthood: When Jackson was thirteen he joined the Continental Army for the Revolution. During the Revolution, most of Jackson's relatives had died because of the war. After the war, Jackson was orphaned because his mother had gotten a disease (its not known what disease she got) and died, which left Jackson orphaned at just fifteen years old. Being orphaned at fifteen years old, Andrew Jackson lived at different relatives for the next few months. In his late teens, Jackson studied law for two years in North Carolina.