Liberty and Power: Politics in the Age of Jackson [1828-1836]
Understanding Andrew Jackson, requires an ability to resist either vilification or veneration,
to see the man whole – his failings as well as his successes.
King Andrew CloseUp
The Jacksonian C.U.S.P (1828)
The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 initiates a new and more democratic era in American political and social history. A "cusp" can be defined as a point of transition (as from one historical period to the next). The age of the common man - CAUCUS system is replaced by conventions; UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE; POPULAR elections
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