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Andrew Jackson Unlucky

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Andrew Jackson should not be on the $20-dollar bill. There are many reasons why Andrew Jackson should not be representing our country by being on the $20-dollar bill. He was one of the most controversial presidents of all time. He was so controversial that people petitioned the government to get him off our currency.i He had a very bad temper, he destroyed the economy, and he was very racist.
Andrew Jackson's mother volunteered as a nurse for American prisoners but got cholera and died. His oldest brother volunteered to fight in the war but died of heat exhaustion and sickness at the Battle of Stono Ferry. In 1781, Andrew Jackson and his brother Robert were capture by the British, and Rober soon died of smallpox. Andrew Jackson blamed the British for killing his mother and brothers, which caused his deep hatred for the British and was the main cause of his …show more content…

And when this news got to Charles, he was furious He started publishing nasty stories about Andrew Jackson in the newspaper, which upset Andrew even more. But, when Charels called him a coward in one of his newspaper articles, Andrew Jackson had had it with Charels and challenged him to a duel. Unlucky for Andrew, Charles Dickinson was one of the best shots around! And, when the day of the duel came, they both showed up and squared off. Andrew Jackson wore a big coat to make it harder to know where his chest was. But, his big coat was no match for Charles and he shot Andrew two inches from his heart. He took all his remaining strength and shot Charles in the stomach, killing him a few hours later. Since the bullet was so close to Andrew's heart, it could not be removed so he had it in his chest for the rest of his life! The bullet caused a lot of pain for Andrew and sometime made him cough up blood. If he had kept calm and just ignored Charels Dickinson, he would not have a bullet in his chest causing him pain, and maybe his reputation wouldn't have been so

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