JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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He was the friendliest president ever elected.
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It caused the common people to become more powerful than ever before, instead of elites.
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Jackson was the first military man elected.
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Jackson was a celebrity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson laid the framework for democracy, paid off the national debt, gained new lands for America, strengthened relationships with foreign nations globally and issued a new currency.
Detailed explanation-2: -In other ways, too, Jackson expanded the scope of presidential authority. He dominated his cabinet, forcing out members who would not execute his commands. In two terms he went through four secretaries of state and five secretaries of the treasury.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -During his presidency white men who did not own land gained more political power, the right to vote, and the economy favored industry and American agriculture. He was against central banks because he thought they only helped the rich.