Jacksonian Democracy
Beginning of paper
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 ....
Middle of paper
.... (D).
The national economy did in fact
boom during the 1820s and early 30s. With Samuel Slater’s
introduction of the “Factory System”
to America, and Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, the United
States’ speed in manufacturing textiles
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 tha ....
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