Westward expansion and Jackson's economic policies influenced the development of democracy by maintaining a republic where economic and political power were widely spread, social classes were restricted and yeomen farmers ruled themselves through local governments. By upholding this Jeffersonian type democracy, America was able to prevent drastic social and fiscal changes which would have changed national government between 1820 and 1850.
Westward expansion was key in preventing economic concentration and the rise of densely populated cities. Jefferson, who largely influenced American mig
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