JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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his wife being married to two men ____ at the same time
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his past drinking and gambling
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hist violent temper
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accusing his mother of prostitution
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None of these ____ his opponent used them all!
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Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Jackson is the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The War of 1812 gave him the national recognition he would later need to win the presidency.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson signed Compromise Tariff Act. Reduces tariff rates gradually until from 1833-1842; responds to Southern unhappiness about tariffs of 1828. South Carolina rescinds nullification ordinance.
Detailed explanation-3: -As national politics polarized around Jackson and his opposition, two parties grew out of the old Republican Party–the Democratic Republicans, or Democrats, adhering to Jackson; and the National Republicans, or Whigs, opposing him.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jackson also developed a political rivalry with his Vice-President, John C. Calhoun. Throughout his term, Jackson waged political and personal war with these men, defeating Clay in the Presidential election of 1832 and leading Calhoun to resign as Vice-President.