JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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He attempted to exclude the voice of the lower and middle class Americans
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he attempted to bring the voice of ordinary Americans to the White House
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He succeeded in united the goals of Native Americans and white American.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes Andrew Jackson’s presidency? He attempted to exclude the voice of lower-and middle-class Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson declared that removal would “incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier.” Clearing Alabama and Mississippi of their Indian populations, he said, would “enable those states to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power."
Detailed explanation-3: -He emphasized the power of the national government over state governments and ensured federal law was followed. Which statement BEST describes the effect of the Nullification Crisis on the United States? It emphasized regional divisions and helped lead to the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jackson was motivated not only by his view of Native savagery but also by his belief in states rights and by political considerations. To organize and unite the Democratic Party he needed Southern support, which he could best secure by supporting states rights and Indian removal.
Detailed explanation-5: -It gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi. Under these treaties, the Indians were to give up their lands east of the Mississippi in exchange for lands to the west. Those wishing to remain in the east would become citizens of their home state.