While similar in nature, there are several major differences in Jeffersonian democracy vs Jacksonian democracy. Jeffersonian democracy and the Jeffersonian beliefs and ideals behind them reigned supreme in the United States from Thomas Jefferson’s victory in the important election of 1800 until John Quincy Adams’ presidency in the election of 1824. When Andrew Jackson won …
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A question that academics and scholars often ask is: just how did Andrew Jackson win the election of 1828? Andrew Jackson was anything but your ordinary politician. Raised on the western frontier and military hero of the important 1815 Battle of New Orleans, Jackson was quick-tempered, unyielding, and physically imposing. Jackson’s ultimate victory over John …
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One of the most important events in the history of the United States was the rise of Andrew Jackson to the presidency. Jackson’s victory and its enormous effects on American society was ultimately the true significance of the election of 1828. The 1828 election is considered one of the dirtiest in US history, similar to …
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At the end of Andrew Jackson’s presidency the United States was hurtling towards an economic crash. The significance of what is now known as the Panic of 1837 is just how devastating it was for the economy, which took years to recover. Hundreds of banks failed, businesses closed, unemployment skyrocketed, and international trade ground to …
The Panic of 1837 was a terrible financial crisis that gripped the United States from roughly 1837-1843 which had a number of causes. Hundreds of banks closed, unemployment soared, bankruptcies were common, and personal debt skyrocketed as life savings for the common man evaporated. The effects of the Panic of 1837 would last generations as …
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a monumental piece of legislation in United States history that had numerous causes. The act itself gave President Andrew Jackson the authority to negotiate the removal of all Native American Nations to the west of the Mississippi River. Eventually this policy led to the dreadful forced removal of …
In 1830 Congress passed one of the most significant laws regarding Native Americans in United States history. The effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 would prove devastating for the indigenous population and their way of life. In the election of 1828 Andrew Jackson won on a promise to solve the “Indian problem.” One …
In the early 1830s the Supreme Court decided two monumental cases involving the Cherokee Nation. The true significance of the second case, Worcester v. Georgia, lies in the aftermath of the Court’s ruling and what it led to for the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation was included among the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes” located east …
The United States has a long, complicated history with the Native American nations that originally inhabited its lands. The historical significance of the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes” lies in how the US treated these nations despite their assimilation into American culture. The “Five Civilized Tribes” was a term used by the United States in the …
One of the most shameful instances in United States history centers around the treaty to remove the Cherokee Nation from their ancestral lands. The significance of the Treaty of New Echota lies in the unjust treaty signed and enforced by the US government, leading directly to the deadly Trail of Tears. For centuries the Cherokee …
One of the most divisive US economic policies of the 19th century was the Tariff of 1828. The bill was nicknamed the “Tariff of Abominations” and was an important policy contributing to the 1832 Nullification Crisis. The tariff was similar to the protectionist Tariff of 1816 in that it was designed with the intent to …
One of the main priorities of the Jackson administration was to address the Second Bank of the United States. Jackson’s handling of the issue became known as the Bank War of 1832 and would have important and lasting effects on the economy and commerce in the United States. Andrew Jackson won the presidential election of …
