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Sociology Of Jacksonian America

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Essay. Discuss the statement below by presenting five or six reform movements that highlight the following: Why did Jacksonian America--mid-1820s to the late 1840s--produce a flowering of reforms in order to confront the social ills of the day? In short, why did so many men and women embrace these various crusades in the early nineteenth century? What created this zeal for change in the first place, who were some of the key crusaders, and how effectively did the reformers respond to the myriad of problems in that period of time? Look for examples in Foner's Voices of Freedom and Give Me Liberty, and various on-line sources, such as pertinent chapters in Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's, eds., People's History, Thomas R. Frazier, ed., The Underside of American History, Vol.I: To 1877,

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The concept of the Jacksonian America has been one of the most important phases in the
historical progress of the country that took place in the first half of the 19th century. The political
reforms came up by the assistance of men and women as they were keen on using the democratic
politics for the development of the society and country precisely.
Several reform movements took place during the first half of the 19th century that shook
the very base of the political structure during those times. Men and women were on the streets as
they wanted to embrace the democratic rights in the country o America (Foner 2016). The
crusaders were relentless in their desire and they did not want to let go any of the chances since
they wanted to make the situation better in the American society. Their demand was to appoint
all the local and state officers through election process. Otherwise, they were afraid of the
corruption that could be the main problem in the scenario (Zinn 1984).
Due to the result of these crusades, the obligations and barriers to voting had been lifted.
People were slowly given the rights to vote because they wanted to establish all the democratic
rights within the society. They wanted the equal rights for all men and women in all corners of
the country (Foner 2016). This would also give the opportunity to people to express their
opinions. The crusaders believed this kind of social and political structure within the country will
actually be helpful for growth and development of society. In the previous years, the freehold
requirement applied within the country had been the biggest barrier for common people to get
access to voting rights (Foner 2008).
There were social reform movements that took place during those times. Some of these
social movements were Sabbatarianism, temperance and abolitionism. Andrew Jackson was the
most noted reformer or crusader who catered to these social reform movements. He founded a
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