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Andrew Pickens
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Children
Important influences
Andrew Pickens had 14 children.
Ezekiel Pickens, Mary Harris, Andrew
Pickens Jr, Catherine Hunter, Mary
Pickens, Ann Pickens, Jane Bonneau
Pickens, Jane Pickens, Margaret
Pickens, Rebecca Pickens, Joseph
Pickens, Sarah Pickens
and 2 unknown
Marital Status
The wife of Andrew Pickens is Rebecca Calhoun.
They kind of look alike
Influences
Aunt of John C.
Calhoun
He was influenced to fight in the Revolutionary War because he really did not like paying taxes to Britain. So he helped his country win this war.
Where did he live?
Sources
Sources I used: www.sciway.net, South Carolina text book, www.geni.com, and ww.geneology.com.
Fun facts
He lived in a farm in South Carolina but loyalists burt it down.
He had 2 nicknames Wizard Owl and Skyangunsta. One of his sons was a governor of South Carolina and he is called Andrew Pickens Jr. There is a county in South Carolina named after him.
His friends were Thomas Sumter and Francis Marion who are also South Carlina's heroes. Another reason he was called ''The Wizard Owl'' is because the shape of his nose that's why there is ''Owl'' in his nickname. Skyangunsta is actually the native american way to say ''The Wizard Owl.'' A fort in Florida was named after Andrew. He learned this type of warfare called guerrilla warfare.
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Where was he born?
Significance
Birth/Death
He was born in Paxton,
Bucks, Pennsylvania.
He helped the United States of America
win the Revolutionary war, he was a militia leader after loyalists burnt down his farm, he won 3 battles, Battle of Ninety-Six, Battle of Cowpens, and Battle of Eutaw Springs. He helped the United States win the Revolutionary War to stop the british making Americans pay taxes to Britain, he did this victoryby being tricky to win battles that's why he is called ''The Wizard Owl."He tricked the british pretending to give up and ran away, and led them to the Continental army and the british got defeated.
Andrew Pickens was born
in September 13, 1739 and never went to school and died in August 11, 1817
Andrew Pickens
By: Dristian Herrera - Diaz
Introduction
A famous South Carolinian,
a patriot, and a tricker, Andrew Pickens. How does this famous South Carolinian effect South Carolinas history now and then? This means to me that my famous South Carolinian was and is still part of South Carolinas history. My famous South Carlinian effects South Carlinas history by helping the United States of America win the Revolutionary War, he was a soldier, and was a politician.
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