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Ch. 9 JACKSONIAN AMERICA IDs DeTocqueville's Democracy in America: y French Aristocrat's view of America, o ³general equality of condition among the people´, o ³America had no rigid distinction of rank´, o ³Political rights to the humblest citizens´ and o ³notion of property within reach of all the members of the community´ Reality of Jacksonian America: y Anti elite and anti established aristocrats of the East; y Pro entrepreneurs, believed in earned aristocracy (by talent & ener gies), y HOWEVER, they along w/ Jackson still accepted slavery, low status of farmers, laborers and women and insignificance of Indians. Introduction of universal white male suffrage (Right to Vote) : y Initially adopted in Ohio & other new western states; y all white males had a ri ght to vote and hold office (NO PR OPERTY NEEDED); y N Eastern states at first didn¶t approve b/c they felt like only the educated/elite should vote y BUT they quickly followed for fear of losin g electorate. Doer Rebellion: y Failed rebellion by followers of Thomas Doer to take over government of Rhode Isl and after a populist Adoption of univers al male suffrage over the objection of Aristocr ats. Different and Contrasting perspective of Histori ans on Jacksonian era: y 1) Fredrick Turner: A region al protest by Frontier & democratic west on the conservative aristocracy of east. y 2) Arthur Schlesinger (³The Age of Jackson´ ): An Effort to limit th e power of business and capitalist groups in the interest of f armers and l aborers. y 3) Richard Hofstadter (³The American Political Tradition´ ) : Jackson portrayed as spokesman for the rising entrepreneurs and against the privileges of the monopolies. y 4) Marvin Meyer (³The Jacksonian Persuasion´ ): Protest against a new industrialized society and desire to go back to agrarian & Republican virtues. y 5) Michael Rogin (³Fathers & Children: Andrew J ackson and subjugation of American India ) : Portrays Jackson as obsessive about rights of white man to control the continent and portrays him as a man who savagely treated all (Indians) who stood in the way of that view

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