Andrew Jackson's Good Deeds

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Andrew Jackson process good deeds, but his bad side out weighted his good deeds. Jackson was a human being that did not abide by the laws of the land. If he did not agree with the laws, he dishonored the legal philosophy and drew up his own laws.
In 1830, he signed the Indian Removal Act and Jackson wanted to remove the Cherokees from the land. The Cherokees did not approve of the act and thought they were being treated unfairly. However, the Cherokees took it to the Supreme Court and won. Jackson stilled gave permission for the Cherokees to be removed from their land.
Andrew Jackson held office and I believed he made choices basic on this own opinion. To have Jackson on the twenty-dollar bill makes me question why should or should

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