Era of the Common Man (dec 1, 1828 – apr 1, 1840)
Description:
[1828 - 1840]aka Jacksonian Age
cause: AJ election & expansion of white male suffrage
effect: rise of populist politics; focused on the average citizen rather than the elite; more political participation
populist party: avg. americans (farmers + working-class americans)
- benefitted the common man
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Date:
dec 1, 1828
apr 1, 1840
~ 11 years