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    US AP – Old Book -- CHAPTER 9: JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY I - “Democratizing” Politics -Jackson’s inauguration symbolized the triumph of “democracy” -the achievement of place and station by “the common man” -Jackson felt that everyone was as competent and politically important as his neighbor -difference between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian was more of attitude than of practice -Jefferson believed that ordinary citizens could be educated to determine right from wrong

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    Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as guardians of the United States Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty and equality of economic opportunity. However their view of themselves wasn’t how they actually were. While they did feel strongly about the common man and the constitution they were also concerned with their own interests which are shown in the Indian Removal. The Jacksonians were overall what they thought of themselves to be but they did have some other intentions.

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    Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity." In light of the documents and your knowledge of the 1820s and 1830s‚ to what extent do you agree with the Jacksonians’ view of themselves? Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity." In light of the documents and your knowledge

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    Federalists or aristocratic plantation owner. One of the most remarkable changes surrounding the Jacksonian Period was the advent of universal white male suffrage. In addition‚ presidential campaigns had to evolve in order to reach a mostly uneducated‚ uninformed majority. Finally‚ reform movements sprung up that contributed to the political changes that benefited the “common man.” Although‚ the Jacksonian Period celebrated the common man through political enfranchisement and reform‚ the era did limit

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    The Age of Jackson‚ from the 1820’s to the 1830’s‚ was a period of American history full of contradictions‚ especially in regard to democracy. The period saw an increase in voter participation‚ nominating committees replaced caucuses‚ and electors began to be popularly elected. Yet‚ all of these voting changes affected only a minority of the American people: White‚ Anglo-Saxon males. So‚ though one can easily tell that White‚ Anglo-Saxon males were gaining true liberty and equality‚ the millions

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    land him in the Whitehouse in 1828. With his place in office brought profound political change to America‚ and a direct effect that would last for the next 20 years after his two terms‚ until 1848. This time in American History is known as the Jacksonian Period‚ commonly referred to as the era of the "common Man." It is reform movements and economic development that characterize this era. One of the reasons for the growth of the US economy was Jefferson’s Embargo Act‚ which halted trade with

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    The Jacksonian period really began starting in Jackson’s 1828 election and ended around 1850 when the slavery issue started to become dominant. In the 1824 election Andrew Jackson won the majority of the vote but went on to lose the congressional vote to John Quincy Adams. Jackson used this situation which they called the ‘Corrupt Bargain’ to bring common individuals together to launch an era known as the Jacksonian Democracy. These individuals formed together by Jackson’s guidance to create the

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    authentic man of the people and was elected president by a landslide. During the campaign‚ Jacksonians created a new political party—the Democrats‚ the first modern one created‚ that supported Jackson and his run for office. Upon Jackson entering office‚ America saw the birth of a new era of mass democracy. Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity. This was true to an extent

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    RB10 Outline The Age of Jackson‚ 1824-1844 1. Jacksonian Democracy a. Also known as the Age of the Common Man‚ the Era of Jacksonian Democracy was a period in US History during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. b. The Jacksonian democracy was built upon the following principals: i. voting rights should be extended to all white men ii. against government-granted monopolies (national banks) iii. laissez-faire economy

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    Even though Sellers focused largely on the debate over Jacksonian Democracy‚ there was no mention in regards to equality and slavery. Luckily‚ Kenneth Vickery’s “Herrenvolk Democracy and Egalitarianism in South Africa and the U.S. South” provided more insight. According to his thesis‚ Vickery said that during the Jacksonian era‚ “where there was progress towards democracy or equality for whites‚ there was frequently a diminution or limitation of the rights and opportunities of non-whites”. His argument

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