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What was Jacksonian Democracy? How did it differ from Jeffersonian Democracy?

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Posted by mimi07 on March 1, 2009 at 4:38 AM and tagged with ameican history, jacksonian democracy, jeffersonian democracy

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Jacksonian Democracy refers to the social and political ideas that shaped the period encompassing Andrew Jackson's presidency (1829-1837).  Jacksonian Democracy reflects an attempt to approach...

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