To What Extent Did Andrew Jackson Change America

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During Andrew Jackson's presidency, America changed greatly in good and bad ways that would last hundreds of years. His efforts in the change of suffrage created more opportunities for people to vote, which changed America in a positive aspect. Although Jackson made positive changes, his decision to make the Spoil System ended up corrupting the government.

Andrew's change in suffrage to allow the common people to vote shaped America positively. In the excerpt from The American Pageant by Thomas Bailey and David Kennedy, it states, “Jackson's victory accelerated the transfer of national power from the country house to the farmer, Jackson was the hero of the dirt farmer”. With the increase in voting, Jackson allowed the common people to have