Shayla Flannery Twenty Dollar Bills Harriet Martineau

      In History, we had to imagine that the United States Treasury intended to issue limited editions of bills honoring important figures in the struggle for democracy in American history. They were seeking nominations for people who played an important role in American history in the early 19th century whose impact has been forgotten or ignored. I think Jackson should be replaced on the twenty dollar bill after the limited edition series is over for many reasons.
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'

Revolutions of 1830 and 1848

1)       In class, we did a project on The Revolutions of 1830 and 1848. Each group had one revolution to focus in on. What caused the Revolutions was social and political discontent. It sparked revolutions in France and also inspired revolts in other parts of Europe. My group studied The French Revolution of 1830. French Revolution of 1830 link

2)       Some historians have concluded that the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 were failures. However, I think that they should receive some credit for progress in the long struggle toward greater democracy. For example, the Polish Revolution wasn't as much of a failure as people claim it to be. It is said that Poland was a failure because they gained independence but, Russia soon came and took their independence from them. It wasn't a failure because their revolution inspired other countries to fight for their independence from foreign powers. Also, people rallied to ideas of their country, like patriotism. Another example is, the Belgian Revolution of 1830. Their Revolution wasn't a failure because Belgium gained their independence from Holland. They also had their own constitution. That is one step closer to democracy! Also, they are still independent today. The last example is the Hungary Revolution of 1848. People might say that some evidence of failure is, Hungary was taken over by Austria. They tried to win independence from Austria but failed. Yes, that is true but, Louis Kossuth created a declaration, which is one step closer to a democratic government. Those are some reasons why I think the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 should receive some credit for progress in the long struggle toward democracy.

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This is a picture of Louis Kossuth. He was the President of Hungary. He created a declaration of freedom of the press. He also created a declaration of independence. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajos_Kossuth#Success