Jacksonian Democracy
For quite some time Americans have been led to believe that
Jacksonian Democrats were the guardians of the people, and
worked to improve the nation for
the people. The truth remains, however, that during this
period, President Jackson vetoed a bill
to recharter the Bank of the United States of America,
infringed on the rights of Native
Americans, used �brute� force to bring Southerners under
submission during the Tariff of 1832.
He enacted the Spoils System which did not guarantee the
best leadership, and was morally
corrupt. Although the nation�s economy and political
democracy flourished during the reign of
President Jackson, constitutional rights, equal opportunity ...
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increased rapidly. In 1837, however, America experienced a
tremendous financial depression.
Bad land speculation, and the fall of the Federal Bank (due
to Jackson�s failure to recharter the
Bank in 1832) were the two main factors that caused the
financial crisis.
Consequently, along with the inflation of the nation�s
economy, working environments
drastically changed. Quaint �master and apprentice shops�
were quickly overtaken by
uncomfortably crowded factories. While owners of assembly
plants enjoyed a luxurious living,
workers were subject to poor working conditions, low
salaries, and meager meals. Because
wages were so low, whole families were required to work in
order to pay costs of living. This
exploited children as young as ten years old. Because of
these conditions and the exploitaion of
children, relationships between employers and employees
were very professional, and cold. These
emotions were reflected in �The ...
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