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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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    must have been an exciting time. There were electoral scandals‚ Indian removals‚ bank vetoes‚ and nullification. Jackson was the first president from the west‚ the first to be nominated at a formal political convention‚ and the 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

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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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    term and the election of 1824 there were 4 major candidates: General Andrew Jackson‚ John Quincy Adams‚ Speaker of the House Henry clay and William Crawford. After the votes were counted Andrew Jackson held 99 electoral college votes‚ while John Quincy Adams held 84 with Crawford and Clay each holding 12 respectively. Since no one candidate held the major vote it went to congress where Adams won and choose Clay as his secretary of state. This led to the election of 1824 being called the corrupt bargain

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    Free Response Essay: Jacksonian Period Directions: You are advised to spend 5 minutes planning and 30 minutes writing your answer. Cite relevant historical evidence in support of your generalizations and present your arguments clearly and logically. Topic: The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has 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 Reform

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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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    Following the “corrupt bargain” election of 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

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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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    The Jacksonian Era (1824-1848) Although the "Age of Jackson" wasn’t a time era‚ which brought forth a great political‚ social‚ or economic freedom and equality to the U.S.‚ it did in fact put our country through a metamorphosis in our political lives of the nation. The start of a new presidency (Jackson’s presidency) was accompanied by huge numbers of Hickoryites (Jacksonian supporters) and official hopefuls. Many of these hopefuls were granted their desire of holding office‚ which is one of the

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    NAME: Brandon Longo ________/55 APUSH Mr. Broggy Chapter 10 The Jacksonian Era1824-1845 Directions Answer all of the following learning objectives in writing (hand-written only please). These are to be answered in full sentences not bullet points. Think of this as writing paragraphs for each of these objectives. If additional space is needed‚ use the back of the page. Make sure that you are including facts‚ names‚ specific dates‚ and of

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