Question

Andrew Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Jackson was the first president from the area _______ of the Appalachian Mountains.

A. east
B. north
C. south
D. west

Answer 1

He was the first president born WEST of the Appalachian Mountains

Answer 2

Jackson was the first president from the area west of the Appalachian Mountains. The correct answer is D. He was born somewhere between North and South Carolina, in the Waxhaws region of America. After becoming a national war hero, he was elected the seventh president of the United States of America.