A Comparison Of Harriet Tubman To Andrew Jackson?

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I must admit, when I first heard the Treasury was replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, I didn’t care. I’m a busy person; as long as I can spend it, I’m happy. After reading about Andrew Jackson, I don’t have any issues with him being on our currency, but I do not believe he should be sharing a bill with a Civil Rights hero. Jackson had a hard start in life, and I feel that affected his actions later, as an adult. While I may not agree with some of his exploits, I do believe he played an important role in the growth of this country. As uncomfortable as it may be, most countries are built on the blood of their prior inhabitants; this includes the United States. With that said, there is no reason for Harriet Tubman to …show more content…

With his father recently deceased, his mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, was forced to live with family. Because of this, Jackson’s mother had to earn her families room and board by working for her relatives. He was surrounded by family, but never really fit in. I believe this led to an inferiority complex in Jackson; causing aggression and the need to “one up” everyone. As a child, he was constantly fighting; trying to prove his strength and worth. It is said, that Jackson would get so worked up he would be “slobbering”. It is my opinion that this is where Jackson started building his legendary personality; dominating those around him with his charisma or hostility. I believe it is because of this personality he accomplished so many things; it is also what led him to treat those he saw as “beneath him” so poorly. (Meacham …show more content…

He drew up The Treaty of New Echota; this treaty would give the remaining Cherokee land to the United States. Knowing they had no authority over the Cherokee Nation, Jackson had a small group of Cherokee men sign the treaty. In March of 1836, he submitted the treaty to the Senate and they approved it. On September 28, 1836, the Cherokees appointed a committee, led by Chief John Ross, to take their complaints to Congress. The letter to Congress expressed both anger and sadness by stating “We are denationalized; we are disfranchised; we are deprived of membership in the human family; we have neither land, nor home, nor resting place, that can be called our

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