Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, has done many good and bad things throughout his presidency for the country, however, his actions beg the question, does he deserve to be on U.S currency? Jackson’s actions both good and bad show that he deserves to be on currency. Andrew Jackson deserves to be on U.S currency because of his contributions to expanding the presidency as we know it today, his help to prevent conflict within the nation during the nullification crisis, and his actions during the Bank War. Andrew Jackson, our seventh president made very crucial contributions and further formed what a presidential role looks like today. In Jackson’s “First Inaugural Address,” he lists out the things …show more content…
According to “Andrew Jackson’s Veto Message,” “It is easy to conceive that great evils to our country…might flow from such a concentration of power in the hands of a few men irresponsible to the people.” Jackson believed that the bank was corrupt, as “more than a fourth of it was owned but foreigners, and the (rest) is held by a few hundred of our own citizens, chiefly of the richest class.” Thus making it easy to take advantage of and throw off the economy because of it being privately owned. This choice was good, although many people viewed it as a bad discussion such as Daniel Webster, who said in “Daniel Webster’s Reply to Jackson’s Bank Veto Message,” “(President Jackson’s message) extends the grasp of (the chief executive) over every power of the government.” Without getting rid of the bank, it could’ve led to many issues in the future because of it being privately owned, and although vetoing it and getting rid of the bank led to the Panic of 1837, a financial depression, keeping the national bank would have led to future problems due to it being privately owned and easy to take advantage of if you owned part of it. This choice in getting rid of the national bank was good, and led to the creation of the bank we have today, which is far more successful and functional than what the national bank would have been. Jackson’s choice in vetoing the national bank contributed to America and our national identity, as without eliminating this bank our system would be widely different. All in all, getting rid of the national bank is another reason why Andrew Jackson deserves to be on the U.S