Why was the election of andrew jackson significant

Jackson's election was significant because of his posture as "the common man's" candidate.  Jackson was one of the first Presidents elected who did not have the Federalist pedigree of prior candidates.  At the same time, he did not possess the "insider" status of his opponent, John Quincy Adams.  

popular sovereignty   influenced the declaration of independence because the colonists wanted to have freedom to do they wanted so they put into writing