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Question:Previous to Jackson, the Presidents were all from the Revolutionary aristocracy. Jackson was considered one of the common men, a man who pulled himself up by his bootstraps. He is one of the first to start the log cabin myth. Basically he democratized the Democratic Party.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Previous to Jackson, the Presidents were all from the Revolutionary aristocracy. Jackson was considered one of the common men, a man who pulled himself up by his bootstraps. He is one of the first to start the log cabin myth. Basically he democratized the Democratic Party.