Question

Andrew Jackson was the son of Irish immigrants but was an orphan at the age of fourteen. *

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is True

Explanation:

Andrew Jacksons mother traveled to Charleston to aid the war effort by nursing injured and sick soldiers. Tragically, while there, she contracted cholera and died, leaving Jackson an orphan at the young age of 14.

Answer 2

Answer:

True

Explanation: His oldest brother Hugh died of heat stroke following the Battle of Stono Ferry in 1779. In 1781, Jackson and his brother Robert were captured. ... Tragically, while there, she contracted cholera and died, leaving Jackson an orphan at the young age of 14.