Thesis: Andrew Jackson should not be on the $20 bill. Topics: Jacksonian Democracy: Jacksonian Democracy meant a different way of viewing democracy. The whole democracy changed because of Major General Jackson. Major General Jackson changed what Democracy meant from what Jefferson thought it should mean. Major General Jackson thought democracy should be way different from the way it was before. (Creating America, 369-373) Jacksonian Democracy changed to more about the people economic and agricultural advancement. Jackson wanted to have more things than what Jefferson wanted. Jackson wanted a strong president. They both want a limited government, but Jackson wanted more. When Adams was president Jackson talked with congress to decline the …show more content…
Major General Jackson, when he became president, sent out the Indians that were in the land America bought from Napoleon. When Major General Jackson sent the Indians away, he made the worst choice because he could have created enemies by sending them out for where they live and where they were first. Sequoya invents Cherokee alphabet. (Creating America, 374-378) Jackson sent the Indians away because they had gold in their land. Jackson was raised to hunt the Indians. Jackson had a way with congress because he had joined congress, which helped him convince congress. The way Jackson got the Indians out were bad because he ignored a treaty that they had together. Some of the Indians tried to fight back, but the Indians who fought back died. (Creating America, 374-378) Spoils system: Spoils system meant a practice of giving government jobs to political backers. When Jackson became president, he gave the people who supported him the better jobs. “The name comes from a statement that ‘to the victor belong the spoils [possessions] of the enemy’” as it states in the Creating America textbook on page 373. John Quincy Adams tried to charge Jackson's practice was corrupt, but Jackson’s practice ended up not being corrupt.(Creating America,