Democratic Party and Slavery
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Democratic Party and Slavery
The formation of the Democratic Party follows the claims that John Quincy Adams favored wealthy and elite whites over the common white man. The party members elected Jackson to the presidency in the year 1828. The Democratic Party claimed to stand for the rights and economic wellbeing of the American farmers and farmers against the businessmen and baker. This follows their insecurities that the bankers and the businessmen had conspiracies of using the ordinary man for their excellent.
The Democratic Party was for the slave trade and wanted to be the ruler over the southern slave trade. They fought against government intervention on the slave trade, claiming that African American were by nature and design of God to be a slave. They believed in patriarchy, and therefore, women had no place in leadership. They sought rights to hold property inviolate and thus became the most ardent supporters of expanding the slave trade tone region. They demanded equal rights and privileges for the white men. Their discrimination can be seen by their bid to move Indian s to the area west of Mississippi.
The Democrats held the position of supporting the slavery of African Americans due to some beliefs and values. They thought that God and nature had deigned African Americans to be saved. They had a patriarchal system in which women gave women a subservient position in the family and church. They openly, therefore, advocated for white supremacy where the whites were to rule over their counterparts black people. They were being guided by their rich racial backgrounds which deemed that the white was better people that the Africans and the Indians. This was also on selfish interest for gains from the economy by protecting American workers and farmers.