What Is The Impact Of Andrew Jackson On The Twenty-Dollar Bill

Andrew Jackson on the Twenty-Dollar Bill

Currently, the twenty-dollar bill features the face of the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson, the face, has accomplished many great things throughout his presidency; along with the bad. He was raised into an unfortunate family, being the first president to be raised from poverty. Jackson started helping the country at the age of thirteen, joining the army to fight in the American Revolution. Shortly afterwards, he became a prisoner of war; also being the first president to do so. His most famous battle was the Battle of New Orleans; being recognized as a magnificent army general. Nonetheless, Jackson became a self-taught lawyer. He represented Tennessee in the House of Representatives

In President Jackson's Proclamation Regarding Nullification, Jackson states, “And, finally, the said ordinance declares that the people of South Carolina will maintain the said ordinance at every hazard, and that they will consider the passage of any act by Congress abolishing or closing the ports of the said State, or otherwise obstructing the free ingress or egress of vessels to and from the said ports, or any other act of the Federal Government to coerce the State, shut up her ports, destroy or harass her commerce, or to enforce the said acts otherwise than through the civil tribunals of the country, as inconsistent with the longer continuance of South Carolina in the Union; and that the people of the said State will thenceforth hold themselves absolved from all further obligation to maintain or preserve their political connection with the people of the other States, and will forthwith proceed to organize a separate government, and do all other acts and things which sovereign and independent States may of right do.” (1832). Jackson threatened South Carolina, in a way of taunting or daring them to secede, which struck fear into them. A compromise was made for nullification, and the topic of secession was closed for a while. This was thirty years prior to the Civil War. Jackson had the ability to control the issue, which is very difficult for presidents to do. In the article, “The Rise of the Common Man,” the text states that Abraham Lincoln attempted to control the issue using Andrew Jackson’s technique, but was less successful. If Jackson were still president, could the Civil War possibly be prevented? Such a question could only be asked with