Ch. 9 JACKSONIAN AMERICA IDs DeTocqueville's Democracy in America: yFrench Aristocrat's view of America, o³general equality of condition among the people´, o³America had no rigid distinction of rank´, o³Political rights to the humblest citizens´ and o³notion of property within reach of all the members of the community´ Reality of Jacksonian America: yAnti elite and anti established aristocrats of the East; yPro entrepreneurs, believed in earned aristocracy (by talent & ener gies), yHOWEVER, 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) : yInitially adopted in Ohio & other new western states; yall white males had a ri ght to vote and hold office (NOPROPERTY NEEDED); yN Eastern states at first didn¶t approve b/c they felt like only the educated/elite should vote yBUT they quickly followed for fear of losin g electorate. Doer Rebellion: yFailed 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: y1)Fredrick Turner: A region al protest by Frontier & democratic west on the conservative aristocracy of east. y2) Arthur Schlesinger (³The Age of Jackson´): An Effort to limit th e power of business and capitalist groups in the interest of farmers and l aborers. y3) Richard Hofstadter (³The American Political Tradition´) : Jackson portrayed as spokesman for the rising entrepreneurs and against the privileges of the monopolies. y4) Marvin Meyer (³The Jacksonian Persuasion´): Protest against a new industrialized society and desire to go back to agrarian & Republican virtues. y5) Michael Rogin (³Fathers & Children: Andrew J ackson and subjugation of American Indian´) : 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