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 removed native americans from their land because the US wanted it. The supreme court specifically told Jackson to not move the native americans off the land, but Jackson still did. Even though the native americans and the US had an agreement, the US still decided to remove the native americans so they could have the land. The native americans were moved off their land and moved west. This lead to the Trail of Tears.
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
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.
Why should the United States honor a president who caused immense pain to many innocent people and led our country into a financial panic and depression by putting him on the $20 bill? Andrew Jackson was not the great man that many people learned about. Jackson did many things during his presidency that should are dishonorable, such as supporting the Indian Removals, or kicking qualified people out of his office to make room for his friends in the government. Even though many people believe he was the people’s president and stood for democracy, we should not be applauding a president that supported discrimination and slavery during his time in office. Andrew Jackson was against the national bank, too, and even went as far as to begin a campaign to close down the bank. Additionally, Jackson committed various dishonorable actions during his presidency that lost him the trust of some of his voters and gave his opponents valid reasons to oppose him. Andrew Jackson does not deserve to be on the $20 bill.
In the history of America, the people have always had a mixed opinions or views with certain presidents on certain bills. Some presidents brought change, while others didn't which shows why not all presidents have a bill with their face on it. But the people have never felt more mixed about a president on a bill until Andrew Jackson took the 20. While Andrew Jackson has made a lot of positive gains in America there is still a lot of negative things and I think he shouldn't be on the bill at all. He has done way more harm than good such as he was still a murderer and a traitor symbol on America because of events he took in such as him making South Carolina stay in the union and pay taxes, him vetoing the pet banks, and he signed for the Trail of Tears.
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,
In the years leading up to the Indian Removal Act, which was the initial cause of the Trail of Tears, the United States was in a shift. The country was seeing an unrivaled influx of European settlers looking for careers and land. This caused population to skyrocket, in fact in the years 1790-1840, the United States saw a 350% increase in population. In other words, the need for fertile land and viable property was high. At the same time, attempts at assimilation of Indians into American society were proving to be futile. Americans saw the Indians as “noble savages”, who were uncivilized but able to be fit for society if they were converted to Christianity and adopted Anglo-European culture and behavior. With the growing need for land and the rise in tension between Natives and fearful white settlers, something needed to be done in the eyes of the American people. These two things combined is what really set up the foreground for what would become the Indian Removal Act. President Andrew Jackson, in
“You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing,” said Andrew Jackson. This quote reflects on the values and the type of man Andrew Jackson is. Never fearing consequences, Andrew Jackson hopped on every opportunity to develop the United States and made it clear that he was going to run the nation his way. Present Day, controversy has risen to whether this president was a national hero or someone to look down upon. Should the 7th President of the United States be represented on the US twenty dollar bill? Andrew Jackson served as the 7th president of the United States for 2 terms, 1829 to 1837. Jackson redeveloped the traditions of the presidency and made many controversial acts, such as the Trail of Tears and the destruction of the National Bank. Jackson was well-known serving as the general in the Battle of New Orleans, a battle won by the Americans in the War of 1812. Creating the new Democratic Party, Jackson ran for presidency and focused on votes from farmers. In his 2 terms, Jackson ended lifetime official terms, created a
The Indian Removal Act signed by the president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, caused controversy and the brutal and merciless suffering of the Native Americans during The Trail of Tears. The beginning of the 1830’s was a time when the Native Americans occupied The Deep South. This, however, was problematic for the white farmers who were in need of farmland in order to increase their production of cotton. Nevertheless, Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, coerced the Native Americans to relocate their civilizations to lands west of the Mississippi. A close examination at the tribes that were compelled to move west would show that they were civilized. Thus, Andrew Jackson was not justified in his policy towards
Awarded the prestigious honor to remain forever engraved on the twenty dollar bill, Andrew Jackson became a figure in American history never forgotten. Future generations of younger students will not need to know Andrew for them to assume he was a great man. Unfortunately, the ignorance of idolizing Jackson because he appears on American currency serves to blanket the realities of his administration. Jackson should be removed from the twenty dollar bill.
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.
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
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.
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
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