In what ways did the common man fight against what he saw as the wealthy elite in the country?

To get a good answer to this question, you would need to
specify which period in history you are asking about.  After all, there have been many
periods in US history where common people have seen themselves as fighting against
elites.  Some examples include:

• The Jacksonian
  Era.  During this time, the US became more democratic and the "common people" fought
  against such things as the Bank of the United States.


• The
  Populist Movement of the late 1800s.  This movement saw itself as championing farmers
  against the big businesses like the railroads and
  banks.


• The Progressive Movement.  This pitted middle
  class interests against big business elites.


• The "Tea
  Party" movement that exists today.  This movement sees itself as a movement of regular
  people who are trying to take back the government from a group of overly powerful elite
  types.

So there have been many instances in US
history that are seen as cases of the common person fighting the wealthy
elites.