Jackson

The Emergence of a more Democratic Republic We should recall that democracy as we understand it at the end of the Twentieth Century did not exist in the ages of Jefferson and Jackson. Today we accept the notion that democracy means that every citizen has a vote, with certain reasonable restrictions such as age, registration requirements and so on. In the early 1800s it was generally accepted that in order to vote a person needed …

…strong states’ rights position on Indian matters helped lead S.C. to think he might take the same approach on the tariff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Election of 1840: Log Cabin and Hard Cider "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!" "Van, Van is a used-up man" The Rush for Spoils The Aftermath of Jacksonianism Parties are here to stay, organized all the way down to precinct level. The machine system begins to grow. Many conflicting interpretations of Jackson. Republican virtue.