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Published: 28.08.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Jackson's Presidency and what A Jacksonian Democracy Is', 1.
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Jacksonian Democracy
During the period of Jackson's presidency and several years after his presidency, the power which had once been centralized in rich southern planters and northern merchants now shifted down to the lower and middle class white males. The visual gap in appearance between the two extremes was also becoming less visible. These ideas of equality, however, were not spread universally among all people's residing in United States. The oppression of black slaves, Indians, and sometimes other whites such as immigrants still existed despite the growing ideas of equality. …

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