JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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The start of the War of 1812
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The passage of the protective tariff
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The Election of 1824
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The creation of the American System
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the controversial presidential election of 1824-in which the contest was decided in favor of John Quincy Adams by the House of Representatives-Democratic Republicans split over whether to support or oppose the defeated candidate Andrew Jackson in the 1828 election.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Democratic Party split over the issue of slavery. Northern Democrats believed in “popular sovereignty, ” or the right of new states and territories to decide if they wanted to include or exclude slavery from their borders.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jackson fulfilled his promise of broadening the influence of the citizenry in government, although not without vehement controversy over his methods. Jacksonian policies included ending the bank of the United States, expanding westward and removing American Indians from the Southeast.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Northern Democratic Party was a leg of the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election, when the party split in two factions because of disagreements over slavery. They held two conventions before the election, in Charleston and Baltimore, where they established their platform.