The seventh president of the United States of America was Andrew Jackson. He was known as the “common person,” because he was from a poor family. At age 13, he was arrested by the British for being a rebel messenger. As he got older, he became a self-educated lawyer. He is well known for fighting in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Today, Jackson’s face can be seen on the twenty dollar bill. President Jackson shouldn’t be on the twenty dollar bill because he did not favor the National Bank, he was cruel to the Native Americans, and he was a big hypocrite.
One reason why he should not be featured on the $20 bill, is he didn’t like the federal bank. The federal bank was important back then because it held all …show more content…
On May 28, 1830, he enforced the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act was a document that was about how he has the power to make all the Native Americans west of the Mississippi river to move to Oklahoma. This journey to Oklahoma leads to the Trial of Tears. The Trial of Tears is when one- fourth of the population of Cherokee died on the expedition to Oklahoma. This happens after the Georgia vs. Webster ruled that this expedition should not happen.
Even though President Jackson did many good things, he was a hypocrite.The cause of his hypocrisy is because of two things: adopting an Indian boy and he hates the rich. The evidence to support the adoption of the Indian boy, is he raised the boy as his son while he was enforcing the Indian Removal Act and he killed his parents in battle. The evidence to support the rich is he hates the rich, he doesn’t favor them at all. The funny thing is, he is the rich. When he talks about how horrible the wealthy is, he is just basically talking about himself.
In conclusion, President Jackson should not be on the twentieth dollar bill. He was not a good leader for the good people for many reasons: didn’t favor the national bank, he tortured the Native Americans, and he was a big