Some historians speak of the two decades between 1820 and 1840 as an a

Some historians speak of the two decades between 1820 and 1840 as an age of “the rise of the common man.” Explain why this may be an appropriate description of the time.

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
Consider: reduced voting requirements; decline of deferential politics and local elites; popular political campaigns; informal licensing requirements in law and medicine; political leaders’ attention to ordinary voters.