Despite his championing of the people and democracy, Jackson was a slaveholder.

Name: Despite his championing of the people and democracy, Jackson was a slaveholder.
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Jackson owned many slaves throughout his life, and at the time of his death, he owned over 100 slaves on his plantation. While he did work towards expanding voting rights to more white men, he did not extend those same rights to black men or women, and benefited economically from the system of slavery.

Despite His Championing of the People and Democracy, Jackson Was