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    Jacksonian Democracy championed greater rights for common men and opposed aristocracy. During Andrew Jackson's presidency from 1828 to 1836, voting restrictions like land ownership qualifications were decreased, dramatically increasing voter participation among white males to over 55% nationally. The invention of the penny press also contributed to higher voter participation by making newspapers more affordable and focused on informing common people of political events.

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    Jacksonian Democracy championed greater rights for common men and opposed aristocracy. During Andrew Jackson's presidency from 1828 to 1836, voting restrictions like land ownership qualifications were decreased, dramatically increasing voter participation among white males to over 55% nationally. The invention of the penny press also contributed to higher voter participation by making newspapers more affordable and focused on informing common people of political events.

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    Gregorio Chavez

    AP U.S History
    Mr.WP
    Period 4
    Sep 30,2019
    Jacksonian Democracy

    Andrew Jackson had a drastic impact on the political world during his time as President
    of the United States; still having a continuous effect on politics today. Andrew Jackson was
    elected president in 1828 and left office in 1836, serving a total of two terms in office.Jacksonian
    Democracy was this movement that championed greater rights for the common man and was
    opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation. In the early 1800 s,voter
    ́ participation was
    extremely low as there were certain qualifications that had to be met. Voting rights were strictly
    exclusive to white males who owned land. From the years 1812-1820,the percent of eligible
    voter participation was not known (Doc. A). When Jackson became president in 1828, there was
    a notable change in the voting percentage of white males. During his time in office, he
    dramatically decreased voting restrictions such as land qualifications from the previous years.
    Property ownership qualifications were essential in the brink of being eradicated from the
    political sphere. Jacksonian Democracy encompassed the idea of the common man. Document A
    shows an influx amount of white male voters from 1828 to 1836 compared to the year 1824. In
    1828 there was a 57.6% of eligable voter participation,55.4% in 1832,and 57.8% in 1836. The
    number of different newspapers published drastically changed from 1775 to 1835 (Doc. G).In the
    year 1775,only 31 newspapers were published, in 1789, there was only 92 made. From the year
    1789 to 1810,there was a significant boost in newspaper production but the dramatic increase of
    newspapers occured in the year 1835. This was due to the invention of the penny press which
    was extremely beneficial to boosting voting participation.The penny press made the news and
    journalism more important, and also caused newspapers to begin to pay more attention to the
    public they served. The main revenue for the penny press was advertising while other
    newspapers relied heavily on high priced subscriptions to finance their activities.The Penny
    Press was most famous for its low price, a paper per penny. It was invented by Benjamin H. Day;
    the founder of New York's The Sun. The Sun was the first popular penny paper and it became
    popular with the American public because while other papers were priced around six cents, it
    was only priced for a penny. In conclusion, Jacksonian Democracy deeply impacted voting rights
    for white males and the invention of the penny press contributed in informing the common
    people of political ongoing events.

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