JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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He was crude and hot-tempered.
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He was out of touch the everyday people.
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He was a veteran too invested in the military.
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He was a bad judge of character.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was the main Democratic criticism of John Quincy Adams’s candidacy for the presidency? He was crude and hot-tempered.
Detailed explanation-2: -During his presidential term, Adams strongly supports national planning of and the use of national funds for an improved transportation infrastructure. Military standardization and integration of Union and state militias is a foremost concern during the Adams administration.
Detailed explanation-3: -Above all, he fought against circumscription of civil liberties. In 1836 southern Congressmen passed a “gag rule” providing that the House automatically table petitions against slavery. Adams tirelessly fought the rule for eight years until finally he obtained its repeal.
Detailed explanation-4: -Up for reelection in 1828, Adams was hurt by accusations of corruption and criticism of his unpopular domestic program, among other issues; he lost badly to Jackson, who captured most of the southern and western votes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Adams objected to the gag rule against slavery in Congress In the 1830s, abolitionists adopted a strategy of repeatedly petitioning the House of Representatives for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia and throughout the nation.