JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Richest Americans
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Poorest Americans
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The common man
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Jackson served as president of the United States for two terms from 1829-1837. He was able to be elected due to his appeal to common people since he was the first president to run for office from a lower social class. Jackson would be the first president who came from the Democratic party.
Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Jackson, despite his high office, became emblematic of the common man because he came from humble beginnings. Democratic-Republican Party: an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson. They supported an agrarian-based, decentralized, democratic government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew Jackson considered himself a spokesperson for the common man. Growth, expansion and social change rapidly followed the end of the War of 1812. Many an enterprising American pushed westward. In the new western states, there was a greater level of equality among the masses than in the former English colonies.