USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jacksonian democracy was aided by the strong spirit of equality among the people of the newer settlements in the South and West. It was also aided by the extension of the vote in eastern states to men without property; in the early days of the United States, many places had allowed only male property owners to vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -As progressively defined by Jackson during his two terms, the party’s outlook was essentially laissez-faire. Anointing themselves as Thomas Jefferson’s true heirs, Democrats stood for simple, frugal, and unintrusive government.