JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Anti-Masonic Party was formed in Upstate New York in February 1828. Anti-Masons were opponents of Freemasonry, believing that it was a corrupt and elitist secret society which was ruling much of the country in defiance of republican principles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Led by Henry Clay, the name “Whigs” was derived from the English antimonarchist party and and was an attempt to portray Jackson as “King Andrew.” The Whigs were one of the two major political parties in the United States from the late 1830s through the early 1850s.
Detailed explanation-3: -Freemason in American English (ˈfriˌmeisən, ˌfriˈmei-) noun. 1. a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons), having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
Detailed explanation-4: -While Freemasonry is not itself a religion, all its members believe in a Supreme Being, or “Grand Architect of the Universe.” Members come from many faiths, but one denomination in particular bars any crossover.