JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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a lawyer, judge, land speculator, politician, Indian fighter, and planter
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the first president elected from a state west of the original thirteen states
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a crude frontiersman at the time of his election to the presidency
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able to make his causes those of the common people
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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: -Jackson dominated in the South and the West, aided in part by the passage of the Tariff of 1828. With the ongoing expansion of the right to vote to most white men, the election marked a dramatic expansion of the electorate, with 9.5% of Americans casting a vote for president, compared with 3.4% in 1824.
Detailed explanation-3: -A major general in the War of 1812, Jackson became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans. In 1824 some state political factions rallied around Jackson; by 1828 enough had joined “Old Hickory” to win numerous state elections and control of the Federal administration in Washington.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1837, Jackson retired to the Hermitage outside of Nashville, but he remained an influence in national politics. He abandoned his caution regarding Texas to become a vocal advocate for its annexation and was instrumental in persuading fellow Tennessean James K. Polk to run for president in 1844.