Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson
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THE AGE OF JACKSON

• A. PRESIDENT JACKSON
• B. JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
• C. CHANGE IN POLITICS

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A. PRESIDENT JACKSON 1828-1836

• BACKGROUND
• a. Born poor and became a rich man
• b. 1st President since George Washington
• who didnt go to college
• c. Hero of the Battle of New Orleans

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• 2. GOAL AS PRESIDENT
• Protect common people from abuse of power by rich
  people

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B. JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY

• 1. Rise of a democratic society
• Became hard to tell the difference between
  the social classes in the US
• 2. Equality of Opportunity for
• white males

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C. CHANGE IN POLITICS

• White males began to vote in large numbers. Why?
• no longer had to own property to vote
• Spoils System
• practice of giving government jobs in return
  for party loyalty
• Rotation of Office
• government workers would only serve 1 term in
  office

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SUMMARY

• it became hard to tell the difference in social
  classes
• Opportunities for white males increased
• more white males could vote since they didnt
  have to own land to vote
• Spoils system was put in place
• Jackson started the Rotation of Office system