Explain what developments enabled Andrew Jackson to become president. In what ways did he influence national politics in the 1820s?

Several
factors allowed Jackson to be elected president. Many states abolished their property
requirements for voters; this enabled poorer people to vote. Jackson was also able to take
advantage of a well-organized Democratic party in 1828 in order to win the election. The party
organized barbecues and parades and even passed out hickory sticks to remind people to vote for
"Old Hickory." The party also spent lots of money and advertising space reminding
voters of the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824 which allowed John Quincy Adams to win the
presidency and Henry Clay to gain Secretary of State. Jackson's common man appeal and his role
as a political outsider helped him win election in 1828 and 1832.

Jackson
ran as the first Westerner to hold the top office in the land. He vetoed any national attempts
at internal improvements as he thought that they should be state-level affairs and they only
served to create pork barrel projects that would benefit certain Congressmen. Jackson also did
not...