JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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What was one factor that led Jackson being elected president?
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he was a successful senator
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he was supported by the wealthy
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he was a founding father
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he was supported by the common people
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson’s popularity led to suggestions that he run for president. At first, he professed no interest in the office, but by 1824 his boosters had rallied enough support to get him a nomination as well as a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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