Question

The change in U.S. society in the period between 1820 and 1844 is best explained by which of the following statements?

• A. The United States changed from a society of peasants to an aristocracy.
• B. Control of business and government by the well-born gave way to a society based on the economic success of "self-made" men.
• C. The new social structure was based less on banking and more on Southern plantation life.
• D. New England's shipping commerce became secondary in the economy to Southern cotton farming.
• E. Jackson's policies stalled westward expansion of the United States.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Control of business and government by the well-born gave way to a society based on the economic success of "self-made" men.

The change in U.S. society in the period between 1820 and 1844 is best explained by control of business and government by the well-born way to a society based on the economic success of "self-made" men. The Age of Jackson was notable for the impact of the industrial revolution, westward expansion, lowered suffrage restrictions, and political appeals to the "common man".