– DBQ - Age of Jackson Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and the first Westerner to be elected president. His election marked the end of a political era dominated by the planter aristocracy of Virginia and the commercial aristocracy of New England. Jackson himself was an aristocrat, but from a rougher mold than his predecessors. He fought his way to leadership and wealth in a frontier society, and his success established a …showed first 75 words of 548 total…

…showed last 75 words of 548 total…nation as a whole. The period of the 1820s and 1830s is frequently mentioned as the “Age of Jackson”. Jackson was a representative individual of this time, this being interpreted through certain documents and actions forged from the era. His powerful personality, unsinkable bravado- and his rapid nature branded Jackson’s presidency. To various Americans he was perceived as a larger than life figure, a durable, stubborn man, who embodied the spirit of the frontier.