The changing politics of the Jacksonian years paralleled complex social and economic changes. Between 1824 and 1840‚ polices moved out of the fine homes of rich southern planters and northern merchants who had dominated government in past eras. This time period is when the white middle and lower classes started to vote in larger numbers. As a result of Jacksonian Democracy‚ the amount of votes jumped from 350‚000 to 2.4 million in 1840. This was by far the biggest advantage of Jacksonian Democracy
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Cherokee Removal In 1828‚ Andrew Jackson was presented as president. He wanted to remove Indians to have more land for the white people. When Jackson wanted to remove the Indians most cooperated‚ but not the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokee Indians refused to leave their land. Jackson had given a speech about the removal act. He didn’t care what tribe of Indians it was he didn’t want any Indians on "His" land. In Jacksons mind if one tribe of Indians left they would all leave. If only it was that
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The President of the people is the term coined for President Andrew Jackson in 1828. The changing atmosphere of American political life in the Jacksonian Era was characterized by the expansion of democracy through heightened emphasis on equality in the political process for adult white males‚ the rise of interest group politics and sectional issues‚ a changing style of campaigning‚ and increased voter participation (US: A Narrative History‚ 211). Additionally‚ as a reaction to wars in Latin America
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The presidential election of 1828 brought a great victory for Andrew Jackson. Not only did he get almost 70 percent of the votes cast in the electoral college‚ but popular participation soared to an unheard amount of 60 percent. Along with Jackson‚ came Jacksonian democracy also known as “The Age of the Common Man” which impacted further advances in political process by the “common man” and minorities‚ the economic stability of the nation‚ and the status of the Union and sectionalism. These impacts
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tariffs to be unconstitutional and threatened to leave the union. Calhoun proposed the nullification theory which stated that each state had the right to obey a federal law or to declare it null and void. Andrew Jackson‚ who favored states’ rights‚ did not approve of disunion. In result‚ Jackson issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina stating that nullification and disunion were treason and he threatened to take military action. The Whiskey Rebellion and the Nullification Crisis were
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Jacksonian Democrats‚ with Andrew Jackson as their leader‚ viewed themselves as the guardians of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity. However‚ this view did not truly represent the actions taken by President Andrew Jackson and his followers‚ it was only a façade put up to mask their sectionalist ideas. One of the disparities in the views and actions of the Jacksonian Democrats involved social equality. Jackson repeatedly held sectionalist
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following question is based on the accompanying documents. You will have 60 minutes to read and analyze the documents and answer the question. This question tests your ability to work with historical documents. To what extent was the decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790’s than a change in that policy? Document A Document B
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After the War of 1812‚ the nation was becoming one‚ happy to work‚ live‚ and try to accomplish what they had set out to do‚ be free from England and tyrannical rule. The country was prospering from new found technology‚ although mainly agricultural‚ new textiles and merchants were finding ways to make money. The country was expanding and in some cities population was booming. Over the next decade more and more Americans would move west; however‚ the country would heed problems with money‚ politics
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However‚ Trumbull created WRHC in 1824 and placed it in 1826 (“Comission” n.d.). The year 1824 was an election year: Jackson v. Adams. Jackson lost the 1884 election. However‚ still‚ Jackson possessed a reputation for using the executive office for legislation (Winters 2016‚ 9.5).. Thus‚ the Whig Part labeled Jackson‚ who declared himself a “champion of the common man”‚ “King Andrew I”
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1. 601. Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada because A) there were too many French there. B) Canadian business would prove too competitive. C) it was too agrarian and would give more votes to the Democratic-Republicans. D) they believed that the Canadians could never become Americanized. E) too many Indians lived there. C 2. 602. During the War of 1812‚ the New England states A) supported the United States’ war effort. B) lent more money and sent more food to the British army than
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