In 1928, Andrew Jackson was ironically granted the honor of becoming immortalized on the twenty dollar bill. He has become an important part of America’s history. Most of the younger generations automatically assume Andrew Jackson was a decent, honorable man. However, growing up around violence and death, Andrew Jackson grew to be unpredictable. “Here was an apparently unbalanced, excitable, insecure, and defensive boy coming of age in a culture of confrontation and violence. It was not, to say the least, the best of combinations.”1 Unfortunately, these traits stuck with Jackson and affected the way that he handled different situations. I believe that the people are ignorant to admire Jackson simply because his portrait is on our currency. It assists in concealing the actualities during his term as President. Many people seem to have overlooked the injustices that he performed. So, due to the tragedies and conflicts
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It reflected similar qualities from the United States version of the Constitution, which showed the Cherokees’ willingness to implement aspects of white civilization. In 1832, their wish almost came true. However, after the court’s ruled in their favor, Andrew Jackson refused to accept and enforce the court’s decision because, as he claimed, they were not an independent nation.
In response to the court’s decision, Jackson created the Indian Removal Act, which forced Native Americans from their homes and land. He did this to keep the Natives from having direct contact with the whites. Jackson also thought it would delay the development of decay, and would maybe cause them to progressively abandon their savage behaviors.2 It soon became obvious that Jackson simply wished to rid the land the whites claimed as their own from Natives. The Native Americans referred to this predicament as the ‘Trail of Tears’, which caused the death of
It reflected similar qualities from the United States version of the Constitution, which showed the Cherokees’ willingness to implement aspects of white civilization. In 1832, their wish almost came true. However, after the court’s ruled in their favor, Andrew Jackson refused to accept and enforce the court’s decision because, as he claimed, they were not an independent nation.
In response to the court’s decision, Jackson created the Indian Removal Act, which forced Native Americans from their homes and land. He did this to keep the Natives from having direct contact with the whites. Jackson also thought it would delay the development of decay, and would maybe cause them to progressively abandon their savage behaviors.2 It soon became obvious that Jackson simply wished to rid the land the whites claimed as their own from Natives. The Native Americans referred to this predicament as the ‘Trail of Tears’, which caused the death of