Did Andrew Jackson have anger issues?

Answer 1

Yes. He held grudges for a long time--his hatred for the British stemmed from his time as a POW during the Revolutionary War, when he was mistreated and when his brother and his mother died, making him an orphan (his father died before his birth).

He also had problems with anyone saying anything against his wife, Rachel. She had been married before; she and Jackson wed when they thought the divorce had gone through. Unfortunately, only the preliminaries had taken place, and her husband charged her and Jackson with adultery. Anyone who implied that Rachel was less than an honorable woman wound up find they were challenged to a duel.