EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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universal suffrage for white males
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rewarding political supporters with government jobs
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the “common man”
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the Second Bank of the United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -universal suffrage for white males.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson, the epitome of the frontiersman, resented the bank’s lack of funding for expansion into the unsettled Western territories. Jackson also objected to the bank’s unusual political and economic power and to the lack of congressional oversight over its business dealings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Led by President Andrew Jackson, the movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation, Jacksonian democracy was aided by the strong spirit of equality among the people of the newer settlements in the South and the West.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Supporters of Andrew Jackson, known as Jacksonian Democrats, opposed the National Bank for the same reason as their leader: they were distrustful of a powerful federal government and often tended it view it as corrupt.
Detailed explanation-5: -Belko, in 2015, summarized “the core concepts underlying Jacksonian Democracy” as: equal protection of the laws; an aversion to a moneyed aristocracy, exclusive privileges, and monopolies, and a predilection for the common man; majority rule; and the welfare of the community over the individual.