Jackson was very popular with the people. Ten of thousands of people went to his inauguration. Mostly, everyone was thrilled he was president. Some people considered him man of the people. Some reasons of how he was a man of the people are, he was a war hero. People liked that. People also wanted to be heard. He was also considered not a man of the people. One why is, he wasn't representing ALL the people. He didn't represent African Americans, and Native Americans.
Jackson played a big roll in the patronage/spoils system. Overall, I think that Jackson used patronage/spoils system. In Document I, Jackson appointed a former criminal, Swartwout, to collect taxes in New York. Swartwout was a supporter of Jackson. He stole $1.2 million and ran. This is blatant patronage/ spoil system. Jackson gave a supported a job and he stole an enormous amount of money.
Jackson was against Indians living on 'their land'. He said Whites wanted to settle there, and in Georgia, and even more so when they find gold. Some say that Cherokee isn't actually a nation and can't claim to own that land. Cherokee wanted to stay so they became civilized. Some things they did to become more civilized were, they worked to make themselves fit into society, dressed like whites, learned to speak, read and write English, built their homes in white style (log cabins), and learned to farm in white style. Cherokee brought a case all the way to the United States Supreme Court saying their removal was illegal. The Supreme Court sided in their favor. Andrew Jackson ignored their ruling. This is yet again, another reason why Jackson should be replaced on the twenty dollar bill.
Jackson should be replaced on the twenty dollar bill after the limited edition series is over because he didn't represent all the people, used patronage/spoil system, and ignored the Supreme Court's ruling about Indian removal.
This is a picture of Andrew Jackson. Who should be better known as 'King Andrew I'
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