What Is The Rise Of The Jacksonian Democrats In The 1800's

Throughout the 1820's and 1830's, America was enduring some massive changes. Andrew Jackson originated a whole new era in American history. Amongst his greatest accomplishments were inducing the "common man" to be involved in government and modifying democracy to satisfy the same "common man's" needs. Jacksonian Democrat, were Jackson’s supporters and they were great in number during the 1820's and 1830's. They held themselves very greatly because they acknowledged their responsibilities as American citizens. They comprehended that as political leaders they had a true drive- to defend and help the American people. The Jacksonian Democrats vindicated their view of themselves in their genuine efforts to guard the United States Constitution by

In the 1820's, class differences developed into key issues, critically due to a fixed and small upper class. This greatly detracted from the American ideal of equality when it came to economic opportunities. The upper class ended up making the rich richer and the poor poorer. These issues, among others, resulted in the rise of the Jacksonian Democrats; these issues were demonstrated in a writing of the time, "The Working Men's Declaration of Independence" by George Henry Evans. The public's attention was turned to oppression by the upper class, which was looked down upon by some, evident in Daniel Webster’s response to Jackson's bank veto. This dealt with the Bank War, which was the main economic dealing of the time in which President Jackson prohibited the re-charter of the Bank of the United States. Jackson found the bank unconstitutional and felt that the bank only benefited the rich. Through this, Jackson stirred public support and took the class issue to the head for many people. Some viewed Jackson's decision on the Bank as the wrong one, however, the Jacksonian Democrats supported him because they viewed it as an attempt to back equality and abolish a monopoly in the fingers of the elite rich. The Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge case in 1837 was another example of an issue related to monopoly and the equality of economic opportunity. In this case, Chief Justice Taney ruled that new

During their time, the rights of white men were valued greatly, and in regard to matters such as voting, rights were even expanded. As the American population developed and grew, so did the need for farmland and places to live. Americans looked west and only saw a few obstacles in their way, one of which was the Native Americans. President Jackson decided to ignore Supreme Court rulings that recognized the Indians' rights and to push for the movement of the Indians farther west. In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act allowing him to do so. The journey of the Native Americans became known as the "Trail of Tears" and has often been well portrayed in paintings, such as the one shown in Document G, as a gloomy time of hardship, sickness, and death. The Native Americans were not the only ethnic group to be discriminated against during this time. African Americans were still held in the "peculiar institution" of slavery in many states in America. The United States had not followed suit with other countries in the abolition of slavery, such as Mexico in 1830. Apparently, slavery could not be ignored as a violation of individual liberty. Slavery was still tolerable in the eyes of many, including the Jacksonian Democrats. Even government authorized