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Andrew Jackson supported and participated in the institution of slavery. Not only did he own slaves himself, but he often stood against abolitionists, believing them to be a threat to national unity. Jackson's support of slavery is a blemish on his record of standing up for the common man. Led by President Andrew Jackson, the movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation, Jacksonian democracy was aided by the strong spirit of equality among the people of the newer settlements in the South and the West. The main idea espoused by Jacksonian democracy was to allow common Americans to have more influence in the political processes. One can argue about who qualifies as a "common American" in that idea. Under the emphases of Jacksonian democracy, the main beneficiaries were white males.
