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How did Jackson approach the conflict of nationalism and sectionalism?

A. He sided with sectionalism in order to advance the interests of states' needs.


B. He sided with nationalism in order to expand land for Manifest Destiny.


C. He understood both states' rights arguments of the West and the need for national empowerment.


D. Because he was known as the "common man's" president, Jackson sided with sectionalists to appease those that put him in office.

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He understood both states' rights arguments of the West and the need for national empowerment.

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C. He understood both states' rights arguments of the West and the need for national empowerment.

Jackson steadfastly believed in the Union, as well as the Constitution. He believed the Constitution resolved the issue of slavery by recognizing it as a way of life in the South. He did not believe in abolitionism as it could break the union


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