JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The lack of animosity between political parties
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The new steam-powered printing presses
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Overabundance of newspaper writers
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Jackson’s control over the press
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 29 November 1814, 360 years after Gutenberg invented the hand press, a new steam-powered double-cylinder printing press from Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer was used for the first time to print The Times in London. This year mechanical newspaper printing celebrates its 200th birthday.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1811, German inventor Friedrich Koenig revolutionized printing when he introduced a steam driven, flat-bed cylinder press that could print at ten times the speed of the Stanhope. With Koenig’s invention, printers could now produce over 1, 000 sheets per hour.
Detailed explanation-3: -The printing press is a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, mainly text in the form of books, pamphlets and newspapers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Increased literacy as well as technological advancements such as the telegraph – which made it possible to quickly share news over great distances – and the rotary press contributed to newspaper growth.