JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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It was more democratic as more white males could vote.
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It was the first election when black males could vote.
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It led to the development of the Republican Party.
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It was the first to impose a poll tax on voters.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The campaign of 1828 was a crucial event in a period that saw the development of a two-party system akin to our modern system, presidential electioneering bearing a closer resemblance to modern political campaigning, and the strengthening of the power of the executive branch.
Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828, defeating incumbent John Quincy Adams.
Detailed explanation-3: -The victory of Jackson indicated a westward movement of the centre of political power. He was also the first man to be elected president through a direct appeal to the mass of the voters rather than through the support of a recognized political organization.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did the election of 1828 show the growth of democracy? The election of 1828 promoted political parties and introduced mudslinging to the elections. What reason did the government give by forcing the Native Americans to relocate? The government wanted more land to advance western expansion.
Detailed explanation-5: -Expanded suffrage – The Jacksonians believed that voting rights should be extended to all white men. By the end of the 1820s, attitudes and state laws had shifted in favor of universal white male suffrage and by 1856 all requirements to own property and nearly all requirements to pay taxes had been dropped.