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When Andrew Jackson was a little boy, he lived with his mother. Their home was in South Carolina, in the city of Charleston. He was eight years old when the trouble began. It was called the Revolutionary War.
The king of England sent soldiers into every part of the country. The people called them the British. Some called them "red coats." There was much fighting. Several big battles took place between the British and the Americans.
At last Charleston was taken by the British. An...