Harriet Tubman To Replace President Andrew Jackson On The $20 Bill
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On Wednesday, April 20, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, on the $20 bill. The former slave and abolitionist is the first African-American, and the first woman in over a century, to be featured on the face of U.S. currency. The last female represented on U.S. notes was Martha Washington, who appeared on the $1 silver certificate from 1886 to 1957, when the certificates were discontinued.
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- ya boy6년 이상very very cool a
- ya boy6년 이상cool
ajg166년 이상#HarrietTubman- ajg166년 이상I can't wait until next year to see the designs. Hope there will be an article about it.
bookstory146년 이상We talked about this in History class. While many view Jackson as a hero who conquered the British in the final battle of the War of 1812, he owned several slaves and disobeyed orders. He was ordered to invade and not to attack when we were gaining Florida into the US, and Jackson invaded and captured Spanish people living there. Jackson wrote to the free black men of Georgia to help stand for their country, but at the same time he bought more and more slaves. I support Tubman in this matter. She helped many slaves escape to freedom through the Underground. Also, there are enough men on bills. Only one woman was featured, Martha Washington, on a bill, and that was only for a short while! In conclusion, I say that Harriet Tubman should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20.00 dollar bill.- bookstory146년 이상Also forgot to add something: Andrew Jackson continued to send in the request to Congress to enforce the Indian Removal Act - Jackson willingly removed most of the Native Americans from the East and forced them West. They were forced out of their homes, had no choice in the matter, were not allowed to bring anything, and were moved thousands of miles! Many of them got sick with fever and died. This is another reason why I think we should replace Jackson on the 20 dollar bill.
- Hm6년 이상For Alexander Hamilton, I don't think he should be replaced. He had led the people to the American Revolutionary War, that helped our lives tremendously. Also, he was our first ever Secretary of Treasury, and he is one of our founding fathers. I think it would be a bit disrespectful if you take him off of it.
- cool girl6년 이상Amazing women empowerment is the way to go!
- mo7년 이상little confusing, but great message. It could have been more about harriet tubman though.
- bob_m7년 이상I have no objection to Tubman on the 20 - but there are so many that deserve a shot. Why can't our currency have an honorary bill - (A 25 or maybe use the 2). This bill would have a person placed on it every 5 years or so. John Adams, or James Madison - or even Harry Truman all deserve to be on our currency.
- Nicole7년 이상I loved this message