... Democracy, because many of the Jacksonian beliefs could be called modernized versions of those of Jefferson. Furthermore, many people that had previously called themselves Jeffersonians, such as Zachary Taylor, John Randolph, and Nathaniel Macon, all became Jacksonians when Jackson came to power (Schlesinger 308). Both Jackson and Jefferson were conscious of a societal division between the upper class and lower ... the power of the capitalists and elevate the working class. Ideally, aristocracy as a whole would be eliminated, which would "purify- the Jacksonians' idea of democracy (Schl...

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