USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As national politics polarized around Jackson and his opposition, two parties grew out of the old Republican Party–the Democratic Republicans, or Democrats, adhering to Jackson; and the National Republicans, or Whigs, opposing him.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Jacksonian Democratic Party. The Democratic party and its program emerged in stages out of the largely personal following that had elected Andrew Jackson President in 1828. As progressively defined by Jackson during his two terms, the party’s outlook was essentially laissez-faire.

Detailed explanation-3: -People called him “Old Hickory” because he was a strict and bold military officer during the war of 1812. Old Hickory really earned his nickname. Not only was Jackson as unbending as a tree, but also as tough as wood.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.