Why Andrew Jackson Should Not Be On the 20 Dollar Bill
Andrew Jackson does not deserve to be on the 20 dollar bill. He should not be on the 20 dollar bill because of the horrible Acts that he has done, like the Indian Removal Act and the Implemented Spoils System. These two acts were awful because he made the Native Americans travel ridiculously long journeys, with awful conflicts like diseases and starvation. Andrew Jackson had also come up with the Implemented Spoils System which was firing government employees and replacing them with his own supporters. He had done this, just so he could get more money for himself. Since he had done these two acts, he has been considered not honorable by many people who have made drawings and pictures.
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This act was created to remove all Native Americans mainly from Georgia, all the way to Oklahoma. Even though he had already allowed the natives to live in Georgia, went to the Supreme Court, and when the natives won the case, Andrew Jackson had still pushed them away out of Georgia. Thousands of Cherokee members opposed this, but the US Army still forced removal on the Natives. He had come up with the act because the colonists had wanted their land, so some of the colonists also decided to pay the Cherokee members to move west to Oklahoma. In Document F, the drawing by the author’s point of view is that Andrew Jackson is not honorable. He has a Native American headdress on, which is sarcastic because he had passed the Indian Removal Act, which had removed all of the Native Americans on a long hard journey, which had killed most of the population. Document F relates to our notes on the Trail of Tears, since the drawing shows him with a Native American headdress on, which is sarcastic for meaning that he was very cruel, and in the notes, it also proves …show more content…
He took too much control over the government by vetoing many laws and turning down ideas, like the second national bank. In Document E, the Point of view from the author is that Andrew Jackson has too much control over the government. To prove this, the author writes words around the drawing are saying that he is like a king since he vetoes laws. The portrait also shows him dressed like a king and a paper that says the word veto on it. We had learned that Andrew Jackson had created the Implemented Spoils System, which could relate to this because he had gained more money that way. To Summarize this paragraph, Andrew Jackson should not be on the 20 dollar bill because of his actions by taking too much control over the
The indian removal act was an act that gave the president the right to move any indians east of the mississippi river. If they choose not to leave they would become citizens of that state. Tribes in the Southeast didn't agree with this treaty and they were forced off their land. This is a great reason why jackson was more like a king in office, he gave himself the power to move citizens because he wanted to. He wasn't representing the people of the country or making a decision that was better for the greater good.
Paper money is also a source of debate, as different bills are worth different amounts in every state at the time. By banning the use of paper money, Jackson’s ideals were achieved, so that how much money is worth is no longer a debate, but constantly defined. The final reason that Andrew Jackson shouldn’t be removed from the $20 bill is that he saved many Native American lives. In 1832, Jackson went against the decision of the Supreme Court, in order to sign the Indian Removal Acts of 1832. This decision was extremely controversial and stained much of Jackson’s generally positive presidency.
Yea, Andrew Jackson was not a very nice president. He surrported slavery and removed Native Americans from there land. But even though he did all those terrible things we still can't forget someof the amazing stuff he was able to do. Like complety abolishing the federal debt the only president in American history to do that. And possible the greatest achievment of all, his face on the twenty dollar bill!
Recognizing the injustices president Andrew Jackson performed, Americans have considered the dispute over the removal of Jackson 's face from the twenty dollar bill. The real question remains why place America 's figures in
Jackson should be removed from the 20 dollar bill because he worked against Congress, he supported only white men, and he killed the National Bank causing the Panic of 1837. First, Andrew Jackson should be removed from the 20 dollar bill because he worked against Congress. According to Occupy Theory article “Andrew Jackson Pros and Cons” even though the Supreme court had ruled that the Cherokees had a legal right to stay on their land in Worcester v. Georgia, he still forced them out of their land. This action led to the death of over 4,000 Cherokee Indians. This proves that Jackson removed the Native tribes because he went behind the Supreme Court and sent
Was Andrew Jackson a hero or a villain? Does he deserve to be on the twenty dollar bill? The things he did were appealing only for a few. This did not represent all of the United States. He did what was best for the majority of Americans. His ideas did not appeal to the rich and well-born because his focus was farmers. The majority is not always what is right. Jackson’s approach was very straight forward. He got rid of people he didn't agree with and hired people who had the same opinions as him. This led to abuses of political power designed to benefit and enrich the ruling party. A hero needs to listen to others and not just do what he wishes just because he has the ultimate power to do so. Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty dollar bill because he forced Native Americans out of their homes, did not follow rules, and had a terrible temper.
Cite it or come up with a different idea. Even though he said this he still gave jobs to his rich friends. Even though document 5 stated that all men are created equal, he still kicked the cherokee out of their home lands which is not equal. In conclusion this is why it is clear that Andrew Jackson acted like a king. One reason Andrew jackson was the hero of comman man is that in document 5 it is saying that he decided that the rich had to much power and had to many government jobs he decided that everyone has the right to a government job but he still gave jobs to his
They were forced down the trail of tears, and many died. On the other hand, there are Jackson supporters. They believe he should stay on the bill. As quoted, “Many Americans still celebrate Jackson for his victory over the British during the war of 1812.”. People still support him and even celebrate him, so they obviously want him on the bill.
President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act 1830, that gave federal funding to the indian tribes to move further west. The Cherokee indians along with many other tribes fought back, and Jackson argued that there were two different choices he could make. Choice number one was extermination which would have meant to remove all of the indians from the area. Choice number two was through
I do not believe that President Jackson should be on the twenty dollar bill. He was not a man of good; all he cared about was pleasing himself and making other people believe he was doing good; manipulating them. Andrew Jackson was only concerned with keeping the union together. If he could get people to see that he could keep the states one nation then he would gain fame. I find
America has been shaped and reshaped in various instances throughout its history; some of the men that played vital roles in achieving the status we now possess have been immortalized in our currency. President Andrew Jackson, is one of the few American leaders that was chosen to live on forever; however, many now argue whether or not Jackson truly deserves the honor to be represented in the 20 dollar bill--- arguing that there are other better qualified people to take his place; an example being Harriet Tubman. I believe that President Andrew Jackson should stay on the 20 dollar bill. Although many of his personal beliefs contradict many of our current beliefs and values, we shouldn’t judge him on them; rather, we should judge President Jackson on his actions as a president and how he impacted the nation as a leader. Thanks to the hard decisions that President Jackson had to take America was able to advance the way it did. We wouldn’t be the United States of America we are today without President Jackson.
The Jackson presidency is regarded by many to be one of the worst presidents in US history. Not only are his actions considered evil by the morals of the modern world, they were also questioned by the people in his time period. Many well respected politicians, such as Henry Clay and Webster, spoke out against Jackson and his actions. His policies got so drastic that people began to consider impeachment. People questioned his actions in dealing with the national bank, the force bill, and the Indian Removal Act.
I think Andrew Jackson should stay on the the twenty dollar bill because he was good leader and if he was on the twenty dollar bill to begin with he should stay on it.
With the unconstitutional Indian Removal Act, Jackson forced more than one native american tribe to move from their land. He had done this because he says he was looking out for them so the white people and natives didn’t fight anymore. The Native American tribes hadn’t done anything wrong but Jackson still forced them to move. The Cherokee tribe was considered one of the “civilized” tribes since they had a president, dressed like normal people in that time, and had a government like our own. The Cherokee tribe had been forced to move because some wealthy lawyers had signed the treaty and Jackson took the treaty knowing that the president wasn’t the one who had signed it (“Treaty of New Echota”). It wasn’t just the Cherokee tribe that had been forced to move but also the Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole,
Even his Farewell Address alluded to the bank as “an insidious "money power" that threatened to subvert American liberty” (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History). Jackson’s war on the bank had devastating effects on America’s economy that eventually led to the Panic of 1837 and a financial depression that continued until the mid-1840s. Jackson’s war on the bank also included attacks on chartered corporations, which hurt those companies and their workers (Miller Center). Andrew Jackson was also known for being highly against the usage of paper currency, even going as far as to “order the issuance of a ‘Specie Circular’ in 1836 requiring payment in coin for western public lands” (Miller Center). Why would we want to honor Andrew Jackson on a currency he openly