Name:RoslynReid

Homeroom:PennState
Date:12/22/15

TheBiggestMistake
By:RoslynReid

Allovertheworldmoneyisusedforjustabouteverything.Transportation,food,and
evenyouconsideraneedofmoney.Nooneeverreallytakesthetimetotakeagoodlook
atmoneyandobservethewayitfeels,thewayitlooks,orhowitreceiveditsimportance
today.Thecrazythingaboutmoneyisthatjustabouteachandeveryformofmoneytoday
hasapictureonit.LikeinJapantheyhavepicturesonthemoneyofveryhardworkingand
honoringpresidents,almostlikeAmerica.Butifyouaskmesomeofthosepicturesaren't
worthhonoring.Forexample,theAmerican20dollarbillhasapictureofAndrewJackson.
AndrewJacksonwasthe7thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Heserved2termsanddidnt
reallycomefromarichbackground.OtherswouldthinkthatAndrewJacksonwasaholy
manwhosupportedhispeople,kepthisword,andwasapeople'sperson.Butdeep
downinsideofallthosegoodthingsAndrewJacksonwasahorrifying,cruelperson.Which
makesmequestion,howcouldyouputsuchanawfulmanonasignificantpieceofcotton?
AndrewJacksonisacontradictiontohisnameasapeoplesperson,wentagainsthis
ownConstitutionaspresident,andtookadvantageofhistitlewhichiswhytheshouldnot
bethefaceofthe20dollarbill.
AspresidentAndrewJacksontothepeoplewasknownastheCommonManor
betteryetthePeoplesPerson.Butwashereally?Accordingto
http://www.historynet.com/indianremovalact
AndrewJacksonwasthereasonforthe
IndianRemovalAct.TheIndianRemovalActwasatimebetween1830and1838when

AndrewJacksonmadeNativeAmericanslivingeastoftheMississippiRivermovewest.
ThecatchisthatthelandthattheIndianswerebeingmovedoffofwastheirland.Whatis
nowGeorgiabelongedtotheIndiansorbetterknownasCherokees.Notonlythe
CherokeeswereaffectedbythishugeactbutanyIndianpossiblethatwasoneastofthe
MississippiRiverwastomovetothewest.Indiansallovertriedtohangontotheirlandas
longastheycouldbutwithAndrewJacksonharassingthemandkeepingthemlockedupin
cagestheyhadnothingtodobuttraveleastoftheMississippiRiver.AndrewJackson
triedtomakeitseemlikehewasagoodpersonbyofferingtopayfortheIdinastravelsbut
thatdidnthelpatall.ItwaslateDecemberwhentheIndiansstartedtotravelwhichmeansit
wasfreezingcold.Indianshadnothingbutblanketsandbarelyhalfofthemhadshoes.This
tripwasknownastheTrailofTears.Morethan4,000peoplediedtryingtogetacrossthe
MississippiriveranditwasallbecauseofAndrewJackson.Imeanifyouweregoingto
payforsomeone'stravel,thenhowintheworldcouldallthosepeoplehavedied?Being
PresidentmeansstickingtoyourwordbutitlookslikeallAndrewJacksondidwaslie.
AndrewJacksonalsohadslaves.Beingaslaveisnofunatall.Havingtolivecaptiveand
followsomeoneordersforthemajorityofyourlifeisnotahappylifeatall.Howcanyoube
apeoplepersonandnotonlymoveandharasspeopleoffoftheirlandbutencouragethe
beingofanunhappylife?Thequestionis,howcouldwehavesuchapersonlikeAndrew
Jacksononour20dollarbill?
TheConstition,accodringto
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efinition%20of%20the%20constitution
is
abodyoffundamentalprinciplesorestablished

precedentsaccordingtowhichastateorotherorganizationisacknowledgedtobe
governed.IfnotknownaccordingtomynotestheCherokeeNation,anIndiantribewon
therighttotheirlandbyatreatywiththeUnitedStatesgovernment.EvenaftertheU.S
ConstitutionwasapprovedtheCherokeesignedanothertreatytokeeptheirland.That
treatywascalledtheHopewelltreatywhichstatedthattheU.Sgovernmentagreednotto
pushtheCherokeeoutofthelandtheywereliving.AndrewJacksonknewofbothtreaties
andstilldecidedtoignoretheConstitutionandmovetheCherokeesoutoftheirownland.
AndrewJacksonwasnotaleaderatall.Knowingthathewasgoingagainstthe
Constitutionandsettingabadexampleforhispeoplewastheworstthinghecoulddo.
Nowyouareprobablythinkingwellwhatifhedidn'tmovethemoff,wewouldn'thavethe
landwehavenow.ButhonestlytheUnitedStatesgovernmentanditspeoplewerevery
peacefulwiththeIndiansandtherewasnoproblemuntilAndrewJacksoncameinand
decidedtobeselfish.Hewasaterribleleaderandnowwehaveaterrible20dollarbill.
Iamprettysurethatnolikestobetakenadvantageof.ButmaybeAndrewJackson
doesn'tcareaboutotherpeople'sfeelings.AndrewJacksonwasthereasonforthespoils
systemwhichwaswhenjobsandprivilegesweregiventosupportersorfriends.According
to
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ho%20made%20the%20spoils%20system
AndrewJacksonwasthefaceofthespoils
syst
emandcreatedthistogetpeopleonhissidealmostlikeblackmail.Thethingabout
thespoilssystemisthatimportantjobsweregiventopeoplewhodidn'tevenknoworcare
aboutonethingaboutthegovernment.Thingsthatshould'vebeentakenseriouslywerent

becauseallthepeoplethatweregivengovernmentwerefriendsofAndrewJacksonand
didexactlywhathedid.Takeadvantage.Morethanthatthoughpeoplefeltlikeinorder
havetheirjobstheyhadtoagreeoneverythingAndrewJacksonthoughtof,evenifitwasa
badidea.Our20dollarsisbecomingahugedisgrace.
InconclusionifanythingBarackObamashouldbeonthe20dollarbill.\Heisagreat
leaderheevenmadetheaccomplishmentofnotonlybeingthefirstAfricanAmerican
president,butbeingthefirstAfricanAmericanPresidenttoserve2terms.AndrewJackson
wasnotagoodleaderorpresident.Hewascruel,sneaky,andselfish.Our20dollarbill
needstohaveafaceofsomeonewhowasagoodleaderandwillleaveagoodmarkas
theirtimebeingpresidentends.HavingAndrewJacksononour20dollarbillwasthe
biggestmistake.