Advanced Placement U.S. History 1
Lesson 18
Handout 18 (page 1)
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The Evolution of Democracy from Jefferson to Jackson
Part A.
Complete the chart below to organize your research about the differences between Jeffersonian
Democracy and Jacksonian Democracy.
Questions
Jeffersonian Democracy
Jacksonian Democracy
Political
To what extent was
universal white
manhood suffrage
achieved?
Which citizens were
considered eligible for
office holding?
How were candidates
for president chosen?
Economic
In what way did
Jackson expand the
concept of the “chosen
class”?
How did each man view
industrialization?
How did the Charles
River Bridge v. Warren
Bridge decision affect
the access to corporate
charters prevalent in
Jefferson’s time?
What was each man’s
attitude toward the
Bank of the United
States?
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Advanced Placement U.S. History 1
Lesson 18
Handout 18 (page 2)
Jeffersonian Democracy
Questions
Jacksonian Democracy
Social
What was each man’s
attitude toward
slavery?
What was each man’s
attitude toward
equality for women
and Native Americans?
How did each man
view education?
How did each hope to
remove obstacles to
upward social
mobility?
Religious
To what extent was
separation of church
and state accomplished
in each period?
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Name_______________
Date___________________
Advanced Placement U.S. History 1
Lesson 18
Handout 18 (page 3)
Part B.
Use your completed chart from part A to help you answer the interpretive queslions below.
1.
In what respects was Jacksonian Democracy more democratic than Jeffersonian Democracy?
2. In what ways did each of the following contribute to the growth of democracy between 1800
and 1840?
a.
State constitutions
b.
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge decision
c.
Changes in political party procedures
d. Actions taken by Jackson himself
3. To what extent was Andrew Jackson responsible for changes in the period often called
Jacksonian Democracy?
4. Did democratic changes in the “Age of Jackson” have greater political or economic impact?
Explain your answer.
5.
Both Jefferson and Jackson used the slogan “Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.”
In what respects did neither one achieve his goals?
6.
How did the periods of Jeffersonian Democracy and Jacksonian Democracy illustrate the ideas
that democracy is a process rather than a conclusion?
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