The early republic (1800-1848) | US history | Khan Academy - Jacksonian Democracy part 4

Keep going! Check out the next lesson and practice what you’re learning: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-early-republic/age-of-jackson/a/expanding-democracy In the final video in this series, Kim discusses Andrew Jackson's presidency and how he attempted to increase the power of the executive branch. A growing movement of opposition to Jackson coalesced into the Whig Party, which employed many of the same tactics as Jackson in the election of 1840.