JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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Which headline could have accompanied of Andrew Jackson as president?
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“A Victory for the Common Man”
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“As Usual, No Change”
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“A Hero Leads the Republican Party”
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“Weak, Indecisive Leader Takes Power”
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Explanation:
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.
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: -“Desperate courage makes One a majority.” “I was born for the storm, and a calm does not suit me.” “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.” “One man with courage makes a majority.”
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