How did this election connect with Jackson?
During Andrew Jackson's presidency he promoted the inclusion of all people...if you were a white male. Although Jackson thought slavery was okay, the election of other presidents has stopped slavery. The connection of this election with Jackson is that we are ready to include. Women and blacks have come very far, and people are accepting that they can lead the nation.
Why was Jackson a change agent?
Andrew Jackson was the first presidential nominee to put the citizens at the center of politics. Jackson set a standard for all presidents after him by listening to the voices of those who were thought of as the "little people". If Jackson had not put his foot down and said aloud that we would not fight eachother within our own country, the United States might not even be here because there would have been so much of a difference between the North and South that we would not be able to recooperate. Jackson changed our country for the better by setting a good example for all those who follow in his footsteps.
