Jacksonian era

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The Jacksonian era was a period in early 19th-century United States history marked by the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the expansion of white male suffrage, and aggressive policies of westward expansion and Indian removal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical era
period of United States history
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime mid-1840s
hasPart Second Bank of the United States
surface form: Bank War

Compromise Tariff of 1833 context
Indian Removal
Indian Removal policy of the United States
surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Maysville Road veto context
Nullification Crisis
Panic of 1837 context
Jacksonian era self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Party System

Second Seminole War
Nullification Crisis
surface form: South Carolina nullification crisis

Texas Revolution
surface form: Texas Revolution context

Trail of Tears
Worcester v. Georgia context
debates over internal improvements
decline of property qualifications for voting
development of party newspapers
distribution of federal deposits to state "pet banks"
emergence of modern party conventions
emergence of the Whig Party
entrenchment of plantation slavery
exclusion of women and nonwhite people from expanded democracy
expansion of cotton agriculture
expansion of slavery into new territories
expansion of white male suffrage
forceful relocation of southeastern tribes
growth of western states’ political power
increased participation of ordinary white men in politics
increased patronage in federal appointments
increased sectional tensions
opposition to the Second Bank of the United States
Jacksonian era self-linksurface differs
surface form: presidency of Andrew Jackson

rise of egalitarian rhetoric for white men
rise of frontier political influence
rise of mass politics
rise of popular campaigning
rise of states’ rights ideology
rise of the Democratic Party
spoils system
strengthening of executive branch power
universal white manhood suffrage in many states
use of presidential veto as policy tool
mainSubject Indian removal policies
conflict over federal economic policy
democratization of American politics for white men
evolution of American party politics
westward expansion
namedAfter Andrew Jackson
startTime 1828
Andrew Jackson presidential election

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this entity surface form: Second Party System
Battle of Stillman’s Run era Jacksonian era
Era of Good Feelings followedBy Jacksonian era
Era of Good Feelings followedBy Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Second Party System
First Party System followedBy Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Second Party System
Trail of Tears hasHistoricalPeriod Jacksonian era
Andrew Jackson hasPart Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Jacksonian democracy (political movement associated with him)
Jacksonian era hasPart Jacksonian era self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: presidency of Andrew Jackson
Jacksonian era hasPart Jacksonian era self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Party System
Black Hawk War historicalPeriod Jacksonian era
Coinage Act of 1834 historicalPeriod Jacksonian era
Coinage Act of 1835 historicalPeriod Jacksonian era
Whig Party historicalPeriod Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Second Party System
Richard Mentor Johnson ideology Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Jacksonian democracy
Thomas A. Hendricks ideology Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Jacksonian democracy
Andrew Jackson influenced Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Jacksonian democracy
this entity surface form: history of the United States (1789–1849)
this entity surface form: The Age of Jackson
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. notableWork Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: The Age of Jackson
Martin Van Buren politicalIdeology Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Jacksonian democracy
this entity surface form: Jacksonian democracy
Panic of 1819 relatedTo Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Jacksonian democracy
Democracy in America setInPeriod Jacksonian era
Georgia Gold Rush timePeriod Jacksonian era
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Nicholas Biddle timePeriod Jacksonian era