The 1828 Presidential election was unlike any other with polar-opposite candidates, a broadened voter base, and new campaigning strategies coming into play.
To continue, the two candidates, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, had two very diverse backgrounds. For example, Andrew Jackson was an orphan and led most of his life as a frontiersman, whereas John Quincy Adams was the son of the nation’s second president (John Adams) and had experience serving in the U.S. Senate. Moreover, Andrew Jackson was seen as a military hero at the Battle of New Orleans, and campaigned as a “man of the people” to which the people responded with the nickname of “Old Hickory.”
Though both candidates brought unique qualities to the 1828 Presidential Election,
To continue, the two candidates, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, had two very diverse backgrounds. For example, Andrew Jackson was an orphan and led most of his life as a frontiersman, whereas John Quincy Adams was the son of the nation’s second president (John Adams) and had experience serving in the U.S. Senate. Moreover, Andrew Jackson was seen as a military hero at the Battle of New Orleans, and campaigned as a “man of the people” to which the people responded with the nickname of “Old Hickory.”
Though both candidates brought unique qualities to the 1828 Presidential Election,