How Did Andrew Jackson Cause The Poor

Andrew Jackson grew up poor, without a father who died a few days before he was born. He had always been a very hard boy to raise because he picked fights with everyone and never took an order. As he got older, he grew to be a better, and more controlled young man and he became a lawyer at age twenty one in Tennessee. After a while, he was elected U.S. Senate after all of his hard work in Tennessee. He became a national hero when he held off a British attack on January 8, 1815 where 2,037 British soldiers were killed. Andrew Jackson was elected president after a prior failed attempt in 1818 and he ran for two terms. He had to deal with many issues in his presidency that challenged his authority as president and he is now currently printed

on the twenty dollar bill. Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty dollar bill because of his poor treatment to Native Americans, the exploitation of president's abilties, and the unfair treatment of the enriched, the rich and wealthy.

Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty dollar bill because of his poor treatment to Native American people. In Document 10, it illustrates that Andrew Jackson ordered five different tribes of Native Americans to walk cross country along the “Trail of Tears” to Indian Country. These five affected tribes were the Cherokee, the Chickasaw, the Seminole, the Choctaws, and the Creek. The Seminole tribe traveled close to twelve-hundred miles on foot to get there and in total, all five tribes traveled a distance of close to thrity-six hundred miles. Along this journey, close to four thousand Native Americans died. All of this Treatment of the Native Americans goes back to the idea that the Native American people were not American people and they needed to leave. This decision made by Andrew Jackson does not follow the laws of the constitution, which states that all men are created equal and should be granted the same rights, which means that Andrew Jackson is not being a true American. Andrew Jackson should not be honored for this action. In Document 9, it says,”By persuasion and force they (Native Americans) have… avert so great a calamity.” This was a message that Andrew Jackson sent to Congress about his thoughts to the Native Americans. He is describing an idea and a situation where the five tribes will walk the Trail of Tears until they become close to extinct. Andrew Jackson is willing to wipe out an entire civilization of people because they are not American. This is an inhuman act that should not be honored on the twenty dollar bill. In Document 8, it says,” We wish to remain on the land of our fathers. We have a perfect and original right to remain without interruption or molestation.” This is a note that the Native Americans wrote about Andrew Jackson’s plans. They notice his discrimination and treatment of them and they also know their rights which give them the right to live freely. Andrew Jackson is disrupting the lives of innocent people because he is cruel and the act to kick out the African Americans and make them march across the country is unconstitutional. Andrew Jackson should not be represented on the twenty dollar bill because of his poor treatment of Native Americans.
Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty-dollar bill because of his exploitation of the president's abilities and he acted more like a king than a president. In Document 3, it illustrates that President Andrew Jackson is standing directly in the United States of America’s Constitution. The constitution is the written laws of our Country and all people have to follow it. By this picture showing that Andrew Jackson was stepping on papers of it, it shows that he didn’t care about the laws of our country and he wanted to rule by his own laws. This is what a king who was ruling a dictatorship would act like, not a president who was trying to promote democracy which means that the people have a say. The constitution gave the people their unalienable rights and Andrew Jackson is going against his own country. This is not what a good and honorable president should act like and therefore he should not be printed on the twenty dollar bill. In Document 5, it says,” (President Jackson’s message) extends the grasp of (the chief executive) over every power of the government.” This was a message written by Daniel Webster, who was an American Senator and Statesman. He is writing that President Jackson is way in over his head with his power and he is completely ignoring the government. President Jackson is a one man team because he does not follow or want to be part of any part of the U.S. government. Andrew Jackson should not be remembered on a currency of the United States for being so corrupt and untrustworthy of power. He should not be printed on the twenty dollar bill. In Document 3, it illustrates that Andrew Jackson is holding a VETO in his left hand. In history, the total amount of VETOS that Andrew Jackson had (which was twelve) during his presidency was more than the 6 had all together (which was 11). 12 vetoes is an absurd amount during a two term presidency and it goes back to the idea that Andrew Jackson thought that he had more power than he actually had. In Document 7, it says,” Here the dreadful consequence of denying hte government the service of an elite bureaucrcy in order to serve some idealistic democratic principle.” Andrew Jackson took the presidents power and multiplied it by ten and because of this 1,222,705.09 were stolen. Because he thought he was better then all other government officials, his judgement was clouded and he put only people who followed and believed in his ways in the government. This quality of Andrew Jackson did not make him a good president. This is not an act that should get onto a U.S. currency so therefore Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty dollar bill because he acted more like a king then a president.

Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty-dollar bill because although his treatement of the poor was exceptional and very good, his attitude and treatement of the wealthy was very poor.

In Document 7 it says,”And when Van Buren learned that Jackson intended to appoint Samuel Swartwout to the office… Jackson refused to listen.” Jackson repeatedly refused to listen to anybody with money or power and it continued to cost him. He was to focused on heping the poor then listening or helping out anybody with money. Some could say that this was good and that people with money didn’t need to be helped but on the other hand, all people of the United States should be looked after by the president and it is his responsibility to make sure everyone is safe. Andrew Jackson does not follow through with this and because of this the wealthy are angry. In Document 5, it says,” It manifestly seeks to inflame the poor against the rich.” Jackson’s organization as president continuosly shuts down the wealthy and gives all the power to the poor people. This is not in the better judgement of the government and this should change. Every person whether they are poor or wealthy should be treated equally and Andrew Jackson should not be treating the wealthy differently because they have money. In Document 5, says,”...It wantonly attacks whole classes of the people, for the purposes of turing against them the prejudices and resentments of the other classes.” President Andrew Jackson really just started to downfall in the treatement of his own people during his presidency. The wealthy started to outrage because they were getting no chances or opportunities and they began to feel that they were not wanted. Once again this doesn’t follow the Constution and the wealthy people are not getting the full extent of their rights. Because of these actions, Andrew Jackson does not belong on the twenty dollar

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A lot of people could say that Andrew Jackson does deserve to be on the twenty dollar bill because without him there would be no democratic party and no democratic beliefs. Without Andrew Jackson there would be only government officials making decision and the people would have no say in anything. But although, Andrew Jackson did many great things to promote democracy, those actions were mixed with decisions that destroyed the reputation of the United States and did not good to some of the people. He did so many horrible things to the Native Americans, he took advantage of the president’s powers, and he treated the wealthy very badly. His wrongs over powered his rights and therefore he should not be remembered or honored on the twenty dollar bill.