Question

What did Andrew Jackson and Frederick Douglass say about their hopes for the future of the United States?

Answer 1

Frederick Douglass hoped in the future there would be equality for all races. To achieve this dream, Douglass believed that education was the key to attaining equality and bright future for Black Americans.  Though Andrew Jackson was a slave holder, he too had hopes for the future of the United States.  This was through expansion.  Jackson believed that it was America’s destiny to rule over the entire continent.  This was later carried out by President Polk who promoted westward expansion.