To call the Jacksonian period the era of the “common man” is misleading. For most of this period, the “common man” experienced financial, political and social difficulties. A major flaw in the characterization of this period is that the Jacksonian definition of a "common man" was not very common at all. In fact, this characterization excluded common majorities in society such as women, blacks, and Indians. Most of the time, all roles in society were filled exclusively by middle-class to wealthy white men. A few courageous women showed their frustration with America's rigidly stratified social structure by declaring, “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; » Although the Jacksonian period has been celebrated as the era of the "common man", this characterization proves superficial when it comes to economic development, political progress and reform movements, as exemplified by the financial panic of 1837, the increase in national and executive power and the inability of the anti-slavery and women's rights movements to help ordinary men and women at that time. Although Jacksonian attempted to help the "common man" through his economic practices, his decisions proved self-serving and disastrous for the future American economy. Under Jackson's presidency, the Second Bank of the United States, or BUS, had become one of the most powerful institutions in the United States as it helped control and stabilize the economy. However, many ordinary people in the South and West preferred state banks to centralized federal banks. President Andrew Jackson wholeheartedly sided with the South and West because he believed that not only the BUS, but all banks, were middle of paper or state. Clearly, although Jackson attempted to democratize the government so that the common man could vote, he paid little attention to his interests when they conflicted with his own or those of the government. From these examples, it becomes clear that the Jacksonian era cannot in any way honestly be called or celebrated as the age of the "common man." Certainly, some progress was made during this period thanks to the democratization of government, the fall of the BUS, and increased educational opportunities, but these revisions in society did not radically alter existing problems , and sometimes even caused it. Furthermore, because the Jacksonian period failed to resolve the problems of ordinary Indians, slaves, and women in America, it is more correctly called "the era in which middle-class white men had l 'advantage »..”