DBQ- Jacksonian Democrazy
During his presidency in the 1820's and the 1830's, Jackson had four main goals. He tried to act as a guardian of the United States Constitution, provide political democracy, protect and promote individual liberty, and provide equality of economic opportunity. In reality, Jackson did little to guard the constitution of the United States, and only provided political democracy to the extent of free, white, landowning males. Jackson only protected individual liberty to the extent of the common man, even though jacksonians viewed themselves as the protectors of the Individual liberties of everyone. Providing an economic opportunity for everyone is the only thing the jacksonian democrats lived up to. Jackson was a plantation owner in the south, and believed in slavery. If Jackson truly was a guardian of the United States constitution, slavery should not have been a part of his life, and he should have worked to abolish it. Also, Jackson destroyed the bank of the United States, If Jackson was a strict constructionist, nowhere in the constitution does it give him the power to destroy anything that the congress created or passed. He also almost completely ignored the entire nullification crisis, which could have torn the nation apart
As with all else, the rights of the Individual were only protected for the common man. Individual liberty for anyone other than the common white man was something that wasn't accomplished. American Indians had no Individual liberty at all. In Jackson's eyes, all men were not created equal, and not all men should have the right to liberty and pursuit of happiness. If the Jacksonian Democrats were protectors and promoters of Individual liberty, everyone would have had the same rights, and riots like the ones shown in Document E would not have happened. This proves that the Jacksonians did provide an economic opportunity for everyone. As shown in Document F, Indians were sent on the trail of tears under the presidency of Jackson. In doing this, as stated in document C, Jackson only stirred up resentment and prejudice between classes in destroying the bank of the United States. In Document F, South Carolina says it shall prevent the United States postal system from going into the states, because of writings to stir up slave rebellions. In providing an economic opportunity for everyone, Jackson destroyed the bank of the United States and created pet banks, which only served the purposes of the common man. In protecting and promoting individual liberty, Jackson only provided for the common man. In Conclusion, the Jacksonian Democrats tried to do many things with the country. As with guarding the constitution, once again Jackson only provided political democracy to the common man. As always, It is shown that Jackson is only protecting the rights of the common man.
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