JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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All Americans were granted the right to vote
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The poll tax (fee to vote) was lowed to five dollars
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Women over the age of 30 that owned land were allowed to vote
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Many states no longer required you to own property to vote
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Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He served two terms in office from 1829 to 1837. During Jackson’s presidency, the United States evolved from a republic-in which only landowners could vote-to a mass democracy, in which white men of all socioeconomic classes were enfranchised.
Detailed explanation-2: -Led by President Andrew Jackson, the movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation, Jacksonian democracy was aided by the strong spirit of equality among the people of the newer settlements in the South and the West.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jackson laid the framework for democracy, paid off the national debt, gained new lands for America, strengthened relationships with foreign nations globally and issued a new currency.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Jackson Era, running from around 1820 to 1845, was a time of rampant growth and regional diversification. World views and ways of living changed as quickly as in the 20th century. Transportation was revolutionized and the foundation of a manufacturing economy was laid.