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Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched ... an image that is taking a beating during the 2016 presidential campaign as Democrats cast off Jackson and Thomas Jefferson from state party fundraising ...
Andrew Jackson's opponents called him a "jackass" during the campaign, and Jacksonians adopted it as a political symbol. In the late 1820s, Andrew Jackson led a splintered group of Democratic ...
By the early 19th century, rivalries among political factions ... party system in the era of Andrew Jackson, advocacy replaced commemoration. Commemorative clothing buttons, sewing boxes, and crockery ...
In the first months of 1824 the political odds favored ... to dominate 19th-century politics. Andrew Jackson’s supporters may have carried this tin campaign lantern that spells out “Old ...
The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United ... associated with the Democratic Party during Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign in 1828. Jackson's opponents labeled him ...