JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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the Native-American cause
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the fight for freedom for African-Americans
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the common man
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Common Man: the everyday, working class man – not a wealthy landowner or man of power like a politician. Andrew Jackson, despite his high office, became emblematic of the common man because he came from humble beginnings. Democratic-Republican Party: an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson believed in having a small but strong federal government and held that every man (or woman) should be self-made, toil the earth and rely on his (or her) own independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was especially well-liked in the South and West. Many Americans saw him as a man of the people. They believed his success came from experience and hard work, not wealth and family connections. In the presidential election of 1824, Jackson received more popular and electoral votes than any of the other candidates.