USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One way suffrage expanded during the Jackson presidency was by ____
A
recognizing a woman’s right to vote
B
permitting free African Americans to vote
C
eliminating property qualifications for voting
D
extending citizenship to American Indian tribes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expanded suffrage – The Jacksonians believed that voting rights should be extended to all white men. By the end of the 1820s, attitudes and state laws had shifted in favor of universal white male suffrage and by 1856 all requirements to own property and nearly all requirements to pay taxes had been dropped.

Detailed explanation-2: -Expanded suffrage helped Jackson win the election of 1828 because more people were able to vote now, of multiple different groups, helping Andrew Jackson by giving him more votes.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jacksonian democracy ended the era known as the “monopoly” government and made policies that have more power to the people. It also gave more power to the executive branch and allowed judges to be voted on rather than appointed.

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