During Jackson’s domination of American politics during the 1820s to 1840s, the school system of America radically transformed. The reform wasn’t Jackson’s doing however it was his opposition party, the Whigs, who led much of the education reform. The Whigs were very focused on reforming education because they thought that if they were to create a school system that teaches their ideals then they could raise an entire generation to become Whigs. This all culminated in the Common School Crusade, where various individuals who were generally aligned with the Whigs pushed for educational reform. People such as Catherine Beecher, who fought for women to be allowed to become teachers and Horace Mann, who redesigned the Massachusetts School System (which later became a the nation’s model for a school system), and Mary Lyon and Emma Willard, who provided educational opportunities for women.

Andrew Jackson once said, “there is no country in the whole world in which the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America.”, this influenced Christianity greatly due to it being a “democratic and republican religion ” and during this period major religious revivals would occur.