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This edition: A White Man's Democracy





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Andrew Jackson, the first president from west of the Appalachian Mountains, mirrored the changing American society and became a symbol of the times. We analyze the emergence of Jackson, his decisions regarding nullification, the national bank, and Indian removal and the limits of democracy during that era.

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  • About this series

  • Shaping America : U.S. History to 1877 reveals to a present day audience another time in history, where native cultures, newly arriving cultures, ideas and habits formed a new nation that would one day be the most recognized in the world. Through their eyes, we explore these primitive beginnings, wonder at the accomplishments of early settlers despite incredible hardships, examine political leadership and economic growth, and after the sorrow of a bitter Civil War, we share in the hope for "shaping" a new America.

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  • Friday 12:30pm

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