JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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Former slaves were emancipated (freed) and allowed to vote
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An amendment was enacted ending voting fees
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Woman were given the right to vote
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Many states had put an end to property qualifications
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Detailed explanation-1: -What factor best explains the large increase in voters between the election of 1824 and 1828? Former slaves were emancipated and allowed to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson dominated in the South and the West, aided in part by the passage of the Tariff of 1828. With the ongoing expansion of the right to vote to most white men, the election marked a dramatic expansion of the electorate, with 9.5% of Americans casting a vote for president, compared with 3.4% in 1824.
Detailed explanation-3: -The campaign of 1828 was a crucial event in a period that saw the development of a two-party system akin to our modern system, presidential electioneering bearing a closer resemblance to modern political campaigning, and the strengthening of the power of the executive branch.
Detailed explanation-4: -Expanded suffrage helped Jackson win the election of 1828 because more people were able to vote now, of multiple different groups, helping Andrew Jackson by giving him more votes.