Following the election of 1828, Jackson became the 7th President of America, and the founder of the Democracy. However this New Democracy did not just start with the election, and the consequent "Revolution of 1828". During the election of 1824, Jackson proclaimed, "the people shall rule". The "common man" came to rule politics, and also were aided by the Tariff of 1828.
In New York, downtrodden Irish immigrants, were renowned to rise up and form a political machine. Jackson himself, opened the doors of the Whitehouse to commoners. Jackson being President, is an other illustration of the power of the common man. It brought a transfer of power from "countinghouse to farming house, from East to West, from snob to mob". Jackson is an example of his own democracy.
Also the common man was chief of economic development. The Tariff of 1828 helped New England manufacturers, because citizens were forced to buy their goods, as a price was added on to the foreign brand. However, the US goods were always slightly cheaper than the foreign goods (+tariff) and so the North's economy was boosted.
Therefore thru economic development and politics the Common man thrived and the concept of the Jacksonian Democracy was applied.
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