Throughout the years 1824 to 1840, the United States of America have been in, and what is currently known as the “Age of Jacksonian Democracy,” as well as the “Era of the Common Man.” The presidential election was a great win for Andrew Jackson. Not only did he earn almost 70% of the electoral votes, popular participation was up to 60%. The winning of Andrew Jackson also brought in a cycle of new American politics.
The strive and the determination for equality and democracy was evident following the post-Revolution United States of America. According to Political Thought In America, by the year 1830, individuals who believed in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities successfully gained passage of universal white manhood suffrage in almost every state guaranteeing every Caucasian male the right to vote regardless of property holdings. Jacksonians feared that Jackson, their leader, lacked sufficient vigilance in protecting their interestsfears that provoked the nullification crisis in (1832-1833) and Jackson 's crushing of extremist threats to federal authority. According to the Jacksonian Democracy …show more content…
During the Jacksonian democratic movement, neither the Jacksonians or President Andrew Jackson fought to protect the political democracy for non-caucasian males. According to Political Thought In America, they protected the interests of the poor and wealthy Caucasian; protecting the interests of farmers, mechanics, and laborers by keeping the rich from gaining too much power. The Jacksonian era produced a vast amount of political literature advocating egaltirain and individualist ideals. A radical thought process then began to