8. Organizing Themes and Material Course Theme Event/Term Event/Term 2 Definition Significance Definition Significance
9. Organizing Themes and Material Increase of Democratic Politics Election of 1828 Universal Male Suffrage Viewed as a watershed election, Won every state west of Appalachians All white males could vote, Social class and religion Did not matter Political changes occurred During Jacksonian era, Common man had more Representation. Women and Blacks still not allowed to vote Democrat Jackson v. Adams, “Old Hickory” won