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Jacksonian Democracy Dbq Analysis
Alexandra Harris
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January 8, 2013

Between the 1820’s and 1830’s the Jacksonian Democrats played a huge role in shaping the United States, as we know it. During this time Jacksonians viewed themselves, not only as guardians of the Constitution, but also of political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. From my knowledge of the Jacksonian Democrats, they did just the opposite. Jacksoinan’s viewed themselves very highly in regards to the United States Constitution, but looking back their influence and what they stood for was exactly opposite from what they claimed. In “The Working Men’s Declaration of Independence” (Doc. A), George Henry Evans states “We hold these truths to be self evident, that
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