Expansion_And_Economy

Expansion And Economy Expansion and Economy: 1820-1840 By Matthew Earl For a span of twenty years, American democracy experienced large amounts of change due to many decisions made by those in power. Two important influences were the Jacksonian Economic Policy and the need for western expansion. One of these topics not only divided the American government, it also set the standards for said government into even modern time. The other topic not only gained more land for America, it also divided it in part of slavery. Either ways both of these influences played a major role in the development of American democracy, whether hindering, or helping it. As America entered the 19th century, America’s size grew immensely. More and more explorers were coming back from their journeys telling the tales of new land, and beautiful cropping area’s and stretches of grounds, ripe for habitation. This started a new range of settlements, eventually creating what is now the mid west. Yet this all began to take place during the major political clash over slavery. Andrew Jackson, who was the president from 1829 to 1837, played a major part in all of this. The problem was more of a south, north, out, missouri, land, democracy, western, slavery, new, major, jackson, america, states, said, problem, expansion, began, bank, yet, time, settled, policy, jacksonian, due, country, american, act, worked, wealthy, ways, through, take, state, politicians, played