JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Nullification Crisis
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American System
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Andrew Jackson
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Jacksonian Democracy
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Detailed explanation-1: -A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many Jacksonians held the view that rotating political appointees in and out of office was not only the right, but also the duty of winners in political contests.
Detailed explanation-3: -An ambiguous, controversial concept, Jacksonian Democracy in the strictest sense refers simply to the ascendancy of Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party after 1828.
Detailed explanation-4: -Even though Andrew Jackson was president only from 1829 to 1837, his influence on American politics was pervasive both before and after his time in office.