JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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The U.S. purchased Florida from Spain in 1819
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The U.S. went to war against Spain to gain Florida in 1819
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The U.S. engaged in the Louisiana Purchase to rid the continent of the Spanish
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The U.S. published the Monroe Doctrine
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Detailed explanation-1: -political movement later called “Jacksonian Democracy” to denote the change from gentry control of American politics to broader popular participation. As president, Jackson enlarged the power and scope of the office with the innovative use of the veto power.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Not everyone was included in the new Jacksonian Democracy. There was no initiative from Jacksonian Democrats to include women in political life or to combat slavery. But, it was the Native American who suffered most from Andrew Jackson’s vision of America.
Detailed explanation-4: -He put such a decisive stamp on the 1820s and ‘30s that they are often called the Age of Jackson, or Jacksonian Democracy. It’s also called the “Era of the Common Man” because it was when American politics adjusted to the implications of an enlarged electorate.