Jefersonians

A detailed Summary of Jefersonians

Beginning with the disputed presidential election of 1824, political dominance by the Revolutionary generation came to an end. The American people passed the torch to a generation of Americans who either experienced the Revolution as children or were born in the first years of independence. Moreover, the elitist republic of the Revolutionary generation was about to be supplanted by a new kind of political party, the Jacksonian democracy. It is where ordinary Americans (that is, ordinary white male Americans) would make their way into political and economic power despite protests by social and political elites. Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as guardians of the US Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. During the Jacksonian Era the Jacksonians were true to their beliefs with only a few minor discrepancies. I do agree with the Jacksonians' views.

The Jacksonians were thought to be good citizens. Some would say the "Humble citizens. They believed and wanted to make the country better for the common everyday man, unlike some that only wanted to target the rich and powerful. Jackson wanted to convince the common men to get involved with the government and he was successful.

Jeffersonian Democrats views of themselves as protectors of the American Constitution and liberties of the common man. Jacksonians demonstrated to be these things most of the time through their beliefs, Supreme Court decisions and economic actions. However, the Jacksonians did stray from their roles as guardians on more then one occasion between the 1820and 30s by allowing the racism and prejudice. Although I do agree with the Jacksonian beliefs, I do think some of their actions were horrible. They strived to make the country better for white men, just imagine what could have been accomplished if they had also tried for women and ethnicities. So the torch was passed from one generation to the next.

It may have appeared the Jacksonian Democrats were always true in their beliefs in all maters; no one can be completely perfect. They may have strayed from their beliefs once in a while. One example is they had once stated "all men are equal" (Doc A), but what they really meant was equality For example, they stated "all men are created equal" and said they wanted equality, but only for white men. Indians, black men and women were excluded. They felt that slavery was necessary because they felt it was right to do, even though it was evil. They felt they were giving them a better chance to live on the plantation then in the real world because prejudice would be to great. Jackson had no problem saying that he wanted the Native Americans out and as fast as they could go. He was responsible for the most tragic indirect genocide

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Category: History