Reread the quotation, and then answer the question. “Jackson provided just the figure the ignorant but hero-loving and idealistic masses could cling to.”

– James Truslow Adams
The Epic of America (1931)
according to Adams, Jackson was?

What is one way the spanish war of independence encouraged those in the colonies to seek new political and economic rights? colonies took advantage of spain’s weakened ability to prevent rebellion. the disruptions caused by the war encouraged colonial merchants to seek markets in the pacific. the exposure to french ideas through the war convinced many in spain to provide these liberties to the colonies. the war with france made spain tighten their political and economic hold on the colonies in desperation.