Andrew Jackson has earned himself many different nicknames, but I do believe he deserves his longstanding label as "The People's President". One reason he deserves to be called “The People’s President” is because he was known for defending the United States, even before he was president, by serving as a general in the War of 1812. Another reason is that in the election of 1824 Jackson won the popular vote against John Quincy Adams. Even though Jackson did not win the whole election, he won the peoples vote by a big majority. And finally Jackson deserves to be known as the “People’s President” because in 1828 he gave white, common men the right to vote, which expanded suffrage. In result the property requirement for voting was eliminated in most states, which made for a more democratic election. For these many reasons, Jackson deserves his long lasting reputation as "The People's President".
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