JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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“Relocation is necessary, but the U.S. should pay American Indians a fair price for the land.”
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“If American Indians will cooperate and share the land, relocation is not necessary.”
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“Relocation is wrong because American Indians were here first and this land belongs to them.”
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“Relocation is necessary because U.S. citizens and American Indians will get along better if they are separated.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Many Americans judged the American System by its impact on their local interests. Jackson had supported it on national grounds, as a means to build the country’s strength and secure its economic independence. Poor transportation in particular had hamstrung the American military effort in the War of 1812.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was especially well-liked in the South and West. Many Americans saw him as a man of the people. They believed his success came from experience and hard work, not wealth and family connections. In the presidential election of 1824, Jackson received more popular and electoral votes than any of the other candidates.