The years between 1825 and 1850 were filled with reforms ranging from political to religious reforms. This era is commonly referred to as the Jacksonian era. Before the Jacksonian era, the early 19th century was considered a period of extreme instability. The Jacksonian era involved many new ideas such as the King Mob, the spoils system, westward expansion, and the Bank Wars. These features of the Jacksonian era provided stability and laid the foundation on which people could launch reform movements. Although not all of these reforms were successful, they all aimed to expand democratic ideals. The first democratic ideal attempted to develop was the right to individuality. The United States of America is in favor of everyone being able to express themselves, after moving away from the monarchy initiated by Great Britain. Obviously, democracy relies on everyone being able to speak up and express themselves, so individuality is clearly a democratic ideal. William H. McGuffey wrote in 1836 about a boy who represented the idea of ​​individuality. The boy said: “I have been told, and I have read, that it is God who makes some poor and others rich; that the rich have troubles about which we know nothing; and may the poor, if they are good, be happy. The good boy goes against the prevailing idea that it is better to be rich than to be poor. He says that if someone is just a “good” person, they will be happy. So, in his mind, he is the happiest person in the world. Alongside the boy, the Brook Farm Association exercises its right to individuality. They declared that they would resolve conflicts by “subjecting the acquisition of individual property to righteous and disinterested uses; to guarantee each other's physical livelihood forever, and...... middle of paper ...... hey they are basically attacking the government by asking how stupid men who have no education can vote while educated women can't. She says existing laws “give a man the power to punish and imprison his wife.” There are too many laws that only benefit the male population, while at the same time reducing women's rights. Attempts to abolish slavery and give women an equal place did not succeed until after the Civil War. These reforms attempted to expand the idea of ​​equality for all. Ultimately, the Jacksonian era was filled with reform movements that sought to expand democratic ideals. From the prison reform of 1829 to women's rights in 1848, all these reforms were very democratic. However, all these reforms were aimed at a better future; a future in which democracy would be the framework within which the United States of America would operate under.