It is known that Jacksonians were strict constitutionalists and that they believed in a firm union. Although Jacksonians were definite supporters of states' rights and individuality, they were also strong nationalists. While Jacksonians strived to preserve the unifying principles that the Constitution contained, they failed to fully represent complete equality in their ways.
Andrew Jackson represented a symbol of the new age of democracy and the "age of the common man." Even though inequalities were still very apparent, followers of Jackson, such as George Henry Evans, ignored the fact that not everyone was treated equal and wrote things like "The Working Man's Declaration of Independence." This document, in a way, depicted the views of Jackson's devotees. It begins by quoting the Constitution, "
all men are created equal
"[Doc A] However, even though the rise of the common man and individual liberty defines Jacksonian Democracy, those principles of the group were shown to be......
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