Use this History of The American Journey video entitled The Jacksonian Era 1824 to 1845 to study the expansion of democratic ideals during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Learn about the rise of the second national political party system; the expansion of democratic political rights to white males; the limited meaning of Jacksonian democracy for women and African Americans; the revival of evangelical Christianity with the Second Great Awakening; the growing debate over the issue of slavery; and the rise of the Whig Party.
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