... man had a significant effect on his actions, from his campaign methods to his national policies. This was also closely related to Jackson's contempt for monopolies and corporations. Finally, Jackson's contradictory views on the concepts of States' rights and Federal authority had a profound effect on such issues ... possess a certain amount of land in order to obtain governmental office. For example, Sam Houston's friends and party-mates had to donate five hundred acres of land to him so that he could be eligible for governor of Tennessee in 1828 (Sage 2). This all changed in the years ...

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