Andrew Jackson

Question 1

Andrew Jackson’s home near Nashville, TN

Answer 1

The Hermitage

Question 2

One of Jackson’s downfalls was his __________.

Answer 2

angry temper

Question 3

When he was 13, he acted as a courier for soldiers fighting in the ________.

Answer 3

Revolutionary War

Question 4

Jackson carried a scar from his boyhood. What was the cause?

Answer 4

He had defended himself from a British soldier, who had ordered Jackson to polish his boots. When he refused, the redcoat struck him with a sword.

Question 5

Prone to _______ because he grew up with it

Answer 5

violence

Question 6

Became famous due to his win in the ______.

Answer 6

Battle of New Orleans

Question 7

Had over 120 ______

Answer 7

slaves

Question 8

________ died before he was born

Answer 8

father

Question 9

He was orphaned at the age of _______.

Answer 9

15

Question 10

Apprenticed with a ___________.

Answer 10

lawyer

Question 11

Became a lawyer at the age of _____

Answer 11

20

Question 12

Became a __________ on the Tennessee frontier

Answer 12

prosecutor

Question 13

met a married woman named ________.

Answer 13

Rachel Robards

Question 14

Fled to __________ and got married.

Answer 14

Natchez, MS (Spanish Rule)

Question 15

Rachel’s husband tried to get her jailed for_______.

Answer 15

bigamy

Question 16

Charles Dickinson, a skilled marksman, was challenged to a duel by Jackson for ______.

Answer 16

Insulting Rachel

Question 17

Dickinson shot Jackson in the ______, but J didn’t realize it until he had already shot and killed D.

Answer 17

chest

Question 18

Jackson lived the rest of his days with a bullet next to his ______.

Answer 18

heart