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    T Jackson DBQ How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? •- -j- "* - * j ^ i ^ i- •>"• \ v * • i ’ " ’ * ** "- A Document Based Question (DBQ) 65 © 2002 The DBQ Project L 1 Jackson DBQ STUDENT GUIDE SHEET How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Directions: Many great names in American history are closely connected with an idea or an event - George Washington and the Revolution‚ Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War‚ Martin Luther King and Civil Rights. Andrew Jackson’s name is tied very closely to democracy

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    990 DBQ Jackson’s followers were common men who believed in the rights for the lower and working classes‚ strict interpretation of the constitution‚and democracy instead of a republic. Many of his followers were inspired when Jackson rose from little education and social opportunity and took President‚ and they knew he would protect their rights and fight for the “Common man ‚” instead of the elite. Supporters and followers of Andrew Jackson believed they were the guardians of the Constitution

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    Paige Reinfeld Jacksonian DBQ The uproar of the people of the U.S. was heard after the corrupted elections of 1824. It wasn’t until 1828‚ the year the Jacksonians came into power and satisfied the popular demand after a mudslinging battle against the aristocrats. The Jacksonian Democrats claimed they were guardians of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberties‚ and equal economic opportunity‚ but the 1820’s and 1830’s put those claims to the test. The Jacksonian Democrats claimed

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    Jackson was perceived as a “Man of the people”‚ despite wealth and slaves‚ his backwoods upbringing‚ military hero‚ lack of education made the people feel like he was one of them. He took that role to heart and tried to keep the government’s role out of the economy and did not want a big central government. In doing so he created a division between rural farmers and the industrialist. One of issues Jackson created was the Tariff of abominations‚ a 1828 protective tariff or tax on imports. This angered

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    democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and economic opportunity. Throughout the Jacksonian era the Jacksonians proved to be violators of the United States Constitution and not the guardians they believed themselves to be. Both the Jacksonians and President Jackson went against the Supreme Courts regarding cases that were said to be constitutional. An instance in which the Jacksonian Democrats violated the Constitution was in the "Trail of Tears". The Supreme Court stated that the Jacksonian Democrats’ actions

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    The generalization that‚ "The decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790s than a change in that policy‚" is valid. Every since the American people arrived at the New World they have continually driven the Native Americans out of their native lands. Many people wanted to contribute to this removal of the Cherokees and their society. Knox

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    Jacksonian Democracy: Democracy For the “Common Man” John Park Mr. Dowling AP US History (DBQ) 10/2/14 The Age of Jackson‚ from 1820’s to 1830’s‚ was a period of contradictions‚ especially in democracy. During this time‚ Jackson‚ who got elected in 1828‚ brought about many changes in the government. There was an increase in voting participation‚ popular elections and nomination of committees by caucuses‚ etc. Jackson realized that as a political leader‚ he needed a true purpose to protect and serve

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    Brian Kraft 12/5/12 Block D DBQ How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Andrew Jackson was one of the most popular US presidents of all time. He was president from 1829 to 1837. During this time the US was evolving‚ becoming more and more democratic. Jackson was from a poor family‚ and his father died before he was born. He was in the revolutionary war at the age of 13. Jackson was considered somewhat of a war hero. One great accomplishment of his military career was when he led American troops

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    Andrew Jackson DBQ Jackson was a man of many faces‚ and many of his views were not democratic. First‚ Jackson was not democratic for economic reasons‚ such as the Bank veto. Second‚ Jackson was not democratic for political reasons‚ such as implementing the Spoils system. Third‚ Jackson was not democratic for social reasons‚ such as being pro-slavery. Jacksonian views are not democratic. First‚ Jackson was not democratic for political reasons. During his presidency many of his actions were

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    Andrew Jackson DBQ Sean Clinton Jacksonian Democrats were not the "Guardians of Democracy" that they claimed to be‚ rather‚ they were much more guardians of their own sectional interests‚ and arguably Andrew Jackson’s inflated ego. Jacksonians were skilled at emotionalizing issues and rallying the support of the South and West. Their primary goals were not Constitutional justice and individual liberty‚ but instead they strived to suppress New England‚ the Whig party‚ and business interests and

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