Democracy had started out very slowly in the beginning. It seemed to be a bad time for most people, but then something happened. The New Democracy rose up and seemed to bring about great change to all. Many things seemed to contribute to the development of democracy from 1820-1840, such as the changes in electoral politics, as well as the Westward Movement.
Electoral politics seemed to go through some vast changes. The "common man" was rising onto the stage of political power. Now, people were being elected, at times, for special skills or their history with the military, such as Davy Crockett, who was elected into Congress, because of his rifle skills. Universal white manhood suffrage was now the base for the New Democracy. All white males were now qualified to vote. …
