“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” - Andrew Jackson. Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. He is considered to be one of the most controversial presidents of all time. He did a lot of good and bad. He acted when needed but also when not. In 1928, Jackson first appeared on the $20 dollar bill. There is no clear reason for why. Many people think he was an evil man and he doesn’t deserve to be on the $20 dollar bill. But I actually think that Andrew Jackson deserves to be on the $20 bill because he was the first self-made president, forced Native Americans out of their land, and changed democracy for the better. First of all, Jackson is a hero and deserves to be on the $20 dollar
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During the war of 1812, Jackson became a national hero. He slew Indians and won the battle of New Orleans. Some might say that slaying Indians is bad, but during the war the natives were enemies and enemies need to be eliminated. To be elected, Jackson focused on the common people in the U.S. There are more farmers than rich merchants, so Jackson was chousen the 7th president of the United States. During Jackson’s time in the office, it became a national policy to remove Indians from their land. Of course it’s bad to remove people from their native lands, but America needed to expand. Also Indians were given new land out of the way of the settlers. So it wasn’t that bad. In 1830, Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act. It allowed the president to move the Indians from their lands. Even though the Supreme Court declared the act unconstitutional, Jackson went ahead and started moving Indians. “More than 17,000 Cherokee were dragged from their homes in Georgia and herded west by federal troops. Four thousand died during their long walk to Indian Territory. Those who survived remembered that terrible journey as their ‘Trail of Tears’.”(Hart,2005). Many would say that this was horrible, but that’s not true. Jackson gave the natives 2 years to leave. Lots of Indians stayed to fight. So it’s their problem that they stayed. If they just left, no one would have been killed on the Trail of
During the war of 1812, Jackson became a national hero. He slew Indians and won the battle of New Orleans. Some might say that slaying Indians is bad, but during the war the natives were enemies and enemies need to be eliminated. To be elected, Jackson focused on the common people in the U.S. There are more farmers than rich merchants, so Jackson was chousen the 7th president of the United States. During Jackson’s time in the office, it became a national policy to remove Indians from their land. Of course it’s bad to remove people from their native lands, but America needed to expand. Also Indians were given new land out of the way of the settlers. So it wasn’t that bad. In 1830, Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act. It allowed the president to move the Indians from their lands. Even though the Supreme Court declared the act unconstitutional, Jackson went ahead and started moving Indians. “More than 17,000 Cherokee were dragged from their homes in Georgia and herded west by federal troops. Four thousand died during their long walk to Indian Territory. Those who survived remembered that terrible journey as their ‘Trail of Tears’.”(Hart,2005). Many would say that this was horrible, but that’s not true. Jackson gave the natives 2 years to leave. Lots of Indians stayed to fight. So it’s their problem that they stayed. If they just left, no one would have been killed on the Trail of