JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
Question
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Jefferson’s leadership
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Jacksonian Democracy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -administration of Jackson political movement later called “Jacksonian Democracy” to denote the change from gentry control of American politics to broader popular participation. As president, Jackson enlarged the power and scope of the office with the innovative use of the veto power.
Detailed explanation-3: -An ambiguous, controversial concept, Jacksonian Democracy in the strictest sense refers simply to the ascendancy of Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party after 1828.
Detailed explanation-4: -They’re called ‘Jacksonian’ because they were first discovered by John Jackson in 1870. John Jackson was an English neurologist who intensely studied the structure and function of the brain.
Detailed explanation-5: -1820-1845. The Jackson Era, running from around 1820 to 1845, was a time of rampant growth and regional diversification. World views and ways of living changed as quickly as in the 20th century. Transportation was revolutionized and the foundation of a manufacturing economy was laid.