first to hold office without a college education. Jackson owned slaves‚ many acres‚ and a mansion; he was a frontier aristocrat. He was a fierce military man who had headed the campaign to acquire Florida‚ and he was seen as a national hero. The Age of Common Man included equality in economic‚ politic‚ and reform movements benefited the common people. When Jackson came to power‚ the nation had been drastically changed by the Industrial Revolution. The simple‚ pastoral‚ agricultural lifestyle was
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Clay as his secretary of state. This led to the election of 1824 being called the corrupt bargain and the to victory of Jackson in the Presidential election of 1828. The Jacksonian period or “the era of the common man” wasn’t necessarily of the common person‚ although it’s most likely called this because of an increase in the common man’s participation in politics‚ attempted reform movements to abolish slavery and the addition
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Andrew Jackson’s ‘Era of the Common Man’ or the ‘Jacksonian Period’ (1824-1845) starts at his inauguration‚ and ends as the Civil War begins. Jackson was the first president that was not born into wealth or education‚ but instead made his own wealth‚ and taught himself up to a prime education‚ a ‘self-made man’‚ as some may say‚ this and his military history made him the defining figure of his age. Although‚ he downplayed his past successes to make him more like the ‘common man’‚ and appeal to the
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The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) had been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider two of the following in your response: Economic development‚ politics‚ and reform movements. The Jacksonian period‚ nicknamed the era of the “common man‚” lived up to its characterization. President Andrew Jackson influenced the life of the common man forever. He brought politics to the common man by expanding voting rights‚ once a topic
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1824‚ the United States was propelled into an era that set aside the wants of the aristocratic elite to instead address the needs of the “common man” -- the Jacksonian period. Although the rewarding effects of the era were almost exclusively limited to white males‚ the Jacksonian period accomplished overwhelming developments in economic opportunity‚ reform‚ and national politics‚ exceedingly living up to its characterization as the era of the “common man.” The extent of its characterization was seen
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3‚ 2012 2nd period Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the united states constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity....In light of the following documents and your own knowledge of the 1820’s and 1830’s to what extent do you agree with the jacksonian’s view of themselves? Andrew Jackson began an era in American history. Amongst a lot of his greatest accomplishments one of them were surfacing the common man to be interested
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DBQ The Jacksonian Era is often described as a time when the United States experienced the “democratization of politics.” Is this accurate? How was democracy defined in this era? In a democracy each and every citizen of the state is supposed to have an equal say in the government. Today everyone has the opportunity to vote and has equal rights with no restrictions to American citizens. On the other hand back in the Jacksonian Era this was different. Before his time this wasn’t necessarily the
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Andrew Jackson: The Common Mans Hero By: Daniel Collins Professor Tabor March 26‚ 2013 The Jacksonian Era is a time period spanning from 1820-1840 where Andrew Jackson was trying to become president and his political philosophies had many supporters on the United States. Jackson ’s policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. Prior to and during Jackson ’s time as President‚ his supporters (the beginnings of the modern Democratic Party)
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Christopher Rodriguez Dr. Chrisman Age of Jefferson & Jackson “The Jacksonian Era” Robert V. Remini’s book‚ The Jacksonian Era‚ contains valuable information during Andrew Jackson’s presidency. Some of the important themes that are discussed during Jackson’s presidency are slavery‚ the Bank War‚ the robed election‚ and some of Jackson’s past. Remini opens the book up in “A Hero For An Age” by discussing the battle of New Orleans and the importance of the engagement to the War of 1812. The
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Jacksonian era Few time periods were as critical to the course of American history as the Jacksonian Era. In the 1820’s Jacksonian Democrats rose to power by promising to protect states’ rights and ensure economic equality for all. In order to abide by what he had promised the people‚ Jackson made the following changes in hope that he would be able to live up to what he had preached. Jackson created the “spoil system‚” altered the relationship with Native American tribes and dismantled the National
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