Did Jackson Deserve To Be On The 20 Dollar Bill Essay

Does Jackson really deserve to be on the twenty dollar bill? He was the 7th president of the United States. He was a hot tempered man who could turn minor arguments into full fledged wars. But he doesn’t deserve to be on that bill because he destroyed the bank of America, treated the Indians poorly, and overtaxed the south to help the north. To begin, he destroyed the bank of America. That bank held a lot of money. If he was going to get rid of it, he does not deserve to be on a bill himself. According to the textbook, ¨Jackson thought that the Bank benefitted rich Eastern investors at the expense of farmers and workers as well as smaller state banks.¨(Hart, 2005) Also, ¨Rather than wait for the Bank to die when its charter ran out, he decided to starve it to death.¨(Hart 2005) This shows how much he hates the bank. Jackson came from a poor family because his father died. Because of this, he never really liked the people who were better off than he was. Also, after he vetoed the bill, he got the votes of the farmers. Luckily, there were more farmers than businessmen which shows his hatred for the Bank. This was important because there were tens of thousands of rich investors who depended on

Even Madison wasn't that bad to them. As stated in a textbook, ¨Jackson had little sympathy for the Indians¨ and ¨In 1830, urged on by President Jackson, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act.¨(Hart, 2005) This shows how much he does not care about the Indians. He just wanted them off his land so more settlers could come. The Act stated that the Indians would trade their lands for land in the Great Plains. Jackson was angry, but agreed. Those who would not go west would be punished, usually by death. This was very significant because it caused over 17000 Cherokee Indians to lose their homes as they walked the Trail of tears. Many Indians died on that path. Even a soldier monitoring it said it was ¨the cruelest work I ever