To What Factors Do You Attribute Andrew Jackson's Unanticipated Strong

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Essay

To what factors do you attribute Andrew Jackson's unanticipated strong political support in the election of 1824 and his electoral victory in 1828? How did Andrew Jackson use his personal biography and his political and military experience to attack and respond to counterattacks by his political opponents in 1824 and 1828? How did Jackson appeal to specific domestic constituencies of the Democrats? Why were these respective political appeals so successful?

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