USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following presidents was considered the “people’s president?”
A
Andrew Jackson
B
John Quincy Adams
C
Martin Van Buren
D
James Monroe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1828, Andrew Jackson won the presidential election by a landslide and became the nation’s seventh president. He was seen as the people’s president.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Known as the “people’s president, ” Jackson destroyed the Second Bank of the United States, founded the Democratic Party, supported individual liberty and instituted policies that resulted in the forced migration of Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man. More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.

Detailed explanation-4: -A True Representative of “The People" His relationship with “the people” throughout his first term convinced him that he was the only elected official in the United States that represented all “the people.” As such, Jackson believed he had to use his office to carry out their will.

Detailed explanation-5: -The biography for President Van Buren and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), after serving as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under President Andrew Jackson.

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