The mid 19th century is called “the Age of Jackson” because it was as revolutionary as its namesake, Andrew Jackson, seventh United States president and developer of the Democratic Party. The Jacksonian Period was an era of change. The Industrial Revolution of the century began taking its toll on the US. Since the average man was a laborer, people began to move to cities. These growing cities became centers of filth and poverty while small …showed first 75 words of 1189 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1189 total…first to achieve its goals because suffrage took a back seat to it during the Civil War, which was slavery’s ultimate demise. Both movements were equally effective, though, as each achieved its main goal, freedom. While only the abolitionists sought actual physical freedom, both they and the suffragettes sought equal rights with all citizens. Preserving freedom and equal rights for all is an ongoing pursuit, however, and requires constant vigilance and effort by all.