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Jackson was the son of poor immigrants from Ireland, had little formal education and lived on the frontier in Western Tennessee. Upper class people were uncertain of what he might do if he became president and his Western friends and supporters took on positions of power in the government. I think people always tend to fear change even if they are not sure that it will be harmful. In fact there is an expression: "A known evil is better than than an unknown good,".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoJackson was not well-born and he lived with the poor people on the Western frontier.
Further he did not have a degree from Harvard or Yale or European schools nor anywhere else. As such, the rich and well-born did not trust him and did not think he was qualified to lead the country. They also could see that his election would herald a shift in the power structure of the nation and they wanted to keep control as long as possible.
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