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    When John Quincy Adams was elected to the office of president of the United States in 1824‚ "hot headed" Jackson was infuriated. He started a campaign that would 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

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    It is known that Jacksonians were strict constitutionalists and that they believed in a firm union. Although Jacksonians were definite supporters of states’ rights and individuality‚ they were also strong nationalists. While Jacksonians strived to preserve the unifying principles that the Constitution contained‚ they failed to fully represent complete equality in their ways. Andrew Jackson represented a symbol of the new age of democracy and the "age of the common man." Even though inequalities

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    Jeffersonian Era‚ some members of the disassembled Democratic-Republican Party turned their support to Andrew Jackson and his beliefs. During the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ the ideology of Jackson and his followers became known as Jacksonian democracy. As America advanced it’s power‚ Jacksonian Democrats were greatly concerned for the “common man” and making the country better for him. The Jacksonian Democrats were faced with many issues as they faced these concerns regarding political democracy‚ equality of

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    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‚ but

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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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    Tyler Ceparano  Coach Bishop  DBQ#3  03/06/2015  Jacksonian Democrats      Jacksonian Democrats were not the "guardians of Democracy" that they claimed to be‚  but instead were merely guardians of their own sectional interests and Andrew Jackson’s inflated  ego. Jacksonians were skilled at emotionalizing issues and rallying the support of the South and  West. ​ The Jacksonian Democrats primary goals were not Constitutional justice and individual  liberty‚ but instead they strived to suppress New England

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    Kathy Dai M. Galvin AP USH Period 1 Jacksonian Democracy DBQ The Jacksonian democracy of the 1820s-1830s is often associated with an expansion of the political influence‚ economic opportunities‚ and social equality available to “the common man‚” a concept of the masses which President Andrew Jackson and his newly founded Democratic party came to represent. The new administration certainly saw gains for the majority; namely‚ public participation in government increased to unprecedented

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    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 was that when it came to failure

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    Jacksonian Democrats‚ followers of Andrew Jackson‚ protected democracy and the interests of the common man. They believed they were the guardians on the Constitution‚ and used it to protect states rights. Although there were some areas where they failed‚ they were strong supporters of the Constitution‚ expansion of political democracy‚ protection of individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity. Jacksonian Democrats used the Constitution to protect the states and their local governments

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    Jacksonian Democrats agreed with the common man’s pursuit for equality‚ liberty‚ and happiness‚ regardless of status or affiliation‚ as promised in the Constitution. (Doc A) The Democratic support of these basic rights was reflected in the countless actions taken during Andrew Jackson’s presidency. By implementing the spoils system‚ opposing the nullification crisis‚ and vetoing the bank‚ for the most part Jacksonian Democrats guarded American laws and liberties. Initially‚ Jacksonian Democrats

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