1 3 Jacksonian Era History 200 Applied History SNHU Terrell McGhee 7/11/2021 Jacksonian Era Topic The historical event I chose for this assignment is the Jacksonian era, also known as the Era of the Common Man. The Jacksonian era was ushered in by the United States President Andrew Jackson between 1829 to 1837. This era was characterized by a spirit of democracy where it promoted an equal political policy. The era of the common man led to the rise of the Jacksonian Democracy, which expanded the right to vote for the American people, especially the white men who were over twenty-one years (Blair, 2019). This era also resulted in the widening of the participation of the American citizens on matters of the government. It also resulted in the strengthening of the United States presidential powers and that of the executive branch. Secondary Sources The type of secondary sources that I choose for this assignment are journal articles analyzing the Jacksonian era. The first article is Vagabond Voters and Racial Suffrage in the Jacksonian era. The second one is The High Price of Living: The Lives of Insolvent Laborers in Jacksonian-Era (McCoy, 2017). I choose these articles because they both address how the Jacksonian era impacted the state of Pennsylvania. Although there is a similarity in terms of the state being studied, there is a significant difference in what is addressed in this article. One article addresses the living and material conditions of the workers during this era, and the other addresses the voting rights of the black people and the voters who were moving from one state to another. These articles are appropriate because they address the living conditions of the American citizens under the Jacksonian era and the suffrage rights of the African Americans. My thought process involved choosing an article that evaluates the jacksonian era in a particular state. I then narrowed my search to ensure that I got an article that addresses living conditions and voting rights. I made my choice after finding the articles which met the requirements of having the same state and addressing both the living conditions and voting rights. Research Question What impact did the Jacksonian democracy have on the political and social sectionalism in the American Society between 1824 to 1864? References Blair, W. A. (2019). Vagabond Voters and Racial Suffrage in Jacksonian-Era Pennsylvania. Journal of the civil war era, 9(4), 569-587. McCoy, M. B. (2017). “The High Price of Living”: The Lives of Insolvent Laborers in Jacksonian-Era Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1815–1842. Pennsylvania History, 84(2), 171-213. The A.R.I.A Test Worksheet The following questions will help you determine whether or not your source is reliable. Answer each of the questions for each category below. Once you’ve answered each question in a category, assign the category a numerical score based on the number of points indicated in parentheses next to the ca ...