More directly, it arose out of the profound social and economic changes of the early nineteenth century. ... Proposed cures for this sickness included more democracy and a redirection of economic policy. ... Westerners clamored for more and cheaper land and for relief from creditors, speculators, and bankers (above all, the hated Second Bank of the United States). ... Under the Jacksonians, government-sponsored internal improvements generally fell into disfavor, on the grounds that they were unnecessary expansions of centralized power, beneficial mainly to men with connections. ... More ...

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