Andrew Jackson; hero of the War of 1812 then elected to become the seventh president of the United States. He lived an unconventional childhood and lost his family at a young age. During his presidency, he allowed his personal opinion to oppose what the people wanted, and for it to kill four thousand innocent people in tyranny. Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty dollar bill. Andrew Jackson began and ended his childhood fighting in the Revolutionary War, where he lost his family. He was an orphan and a veteran at age fifteen, therefore experienced an eccentric childhood (Feller 1). According to the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, he was described as a dangerous and violent man and often began “explosive” fights. Jackson was also said to have,” a hot temper, prickly sense of honor, and sensitivity to insult” (Feller 1). With this short temper, he let his opinions get in the way of quality political decisions, subsequently quarreling with his peers. With his strong opinions, Jackson vetoed the bill proposed for the second national bank. Although many of …show more content…
His government and a chief of an Indian tribe called the “Cherokee” signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835, stating that all of the Cherokee lands now belonged to the United States for $5.6 million dollars. Many of the Indians did not want to leave, so resisted the treaty and stayed in what was once their land. Then, his government forced all of them out of their homes without time to gather belongings. This resulted in four thousand deaths of the Cherokee Indians due to starvation, freezing temperature, and disease (Alchin 1). Although some might say that Andrew Jackson built the United States and should not be labeled by what he did wrong, referred to violence and quarreling when something went wrong which resulted in cutting off many valuable lives. He should not be honored for