In the 1780s, a young Jackson very nearly became a priest, his mother had made arrangements for him to be taught by a local priest, he unfortunately was "too strong-willed and hot-tempered for the ministry", so I propose to you that he's able to rein in his temper enough to continue his education, so Jackson becomes a priest, what then? well around this time the second great awakening was in full swing, several off-shoot religions were created during this period, and it's possible Jackson could become a leader in his own brand of Christianity, this would obviously leave him unable to have any military career, from what I can tell, his immediate predecessor was James Wilkinson, to say his generalship would be bad is an understatement, if there is a battle of new orleans, he is soundly defeated, so where does that leave Jackson, a minister in a united states seemingly coming apart at the seems with the Hartford convention up north?