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Jefferson Vs Jackson Compare And Contrast
The Jefferson and Jackson administrations were both very similar and different. They were both american presidents who had very specific ways of looking at the world. They helped America become what it is today albeit how bad it is. (it was better in their days)
Jackson was born in poverty and had no college education. Jefferson had a college education and thought that the country should be lead by well educated men. Jefferson wanted to make the U.S an agricultural country similar to France. Jackson wanted a healthy mix of both industrial and agriculture. Jefferson wanted the government to only deal with political affairs, while Jackson wanted them to deal in both social and political happenings.
Both men wanted to make America better than

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