Argumentative essay: Does Andrew Jackson deserve to be on the face of the $20 bill?

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Argumentative essay: Does Andrew Jackson deserve to be on the face of the $20 bill?
President Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the U.S., was both a leading actor in U.S’s government and an extremely controversial person throughout his life. Born and raised in South Carolina, the western part of the country, the self-made individual rose from obscurity, served in the military and studied the law, which ushered him into the world of politics as a congressman, senator, Governor and eventually the U.S president in 1829. His presidency was characterized by strong actions against banks, firm policies, controversial firing of government employees and painful and heartbreaking policies against the minorities. While he is considered one of the most popular presidents of all time, his strong-willed yet destructive policies against the Cherokee people, the devastation of banks, his personal life before becoming the president and his cabinet issues make him undeserving of having his face on the 20 dollar bill.
The 1830 Indian Removal Act that saw the Cherokee people’s forceful relocation is the primary reason he should not be in the 20 dollar bills. In his initial message to Congress, President Jackson voiced his dislike for Native American groups such as the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaws and the Creeks living separately in various states such as Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. While he claimed not to have a personal problem with the Indian people, his view of the tribe as of lower civilization to that of the whites and the discovery of gold in areas inhabited by these people saw the forceful displacement of the Cherokee people (Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia a). According to Trail of Tears, the aggressive relocation of this Indian ethnic group from their legally owned land in Mississippi to Oklahoma led to war as some of them resisted, and in return, government soldiers killed them (Anchor). It also resulted in over ten thousand Cherokee people’s demise due to the harsh winter conditions during the move, sickness, hunger, depression, sadness, and mistreatment by some soldiers. Breaking families also occasioned as parents and children were separated in the forceful eviction and driven to stockades (Anchor). The murder of these Cherokees, with President Jackson under watch without taking any action to prevent and alleviate their suffering, made this the lowest point of his presidency and the darkest part of the United States’ history.
The bank war is another reason why Jackson should not be memorialized in the 20 dollar bill. Among the main goals of President Jackson was the destruction of the national bank. In 1791, the U.S. Congress created the Bank of the U.S. as significant support of the Alexander Hamilton Financial Program. Its mandate was to provide the national paper currency, act as the federal government banker while lending money for profit. To Jackson, however, according to Daniel Feller, the existence of the bank was risky, unconstitutional and its national reach and high status made it a tool for the rich and anti-democratic entities (Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia a). His hate for paper mo...