Why does andrew jackson think united states was better in 1830 than 1609?

President Andrew Jackson saw 1830 America better than 1609 America because, in his view, it was more civilized, better governed, and more prosperous.

President Jackson's 1830 State of the Union Speech reflected on the diminishing strength of Native American tribes as the United States advanced and took over their former territories. He spoke of how "humanity has often wept over the fate of the aborigines of this country" (the Indian tribes). But Jackson said this was simply progress from one phase of history to another, not significantly different from "the exinction of one generation to make room for another." Within his speech, Jackson asked: "What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms, embellished with all the improvements which art can devise or industry execute, occupied by more than 12,000,000 happy people, and filled with all the blessings of liberty, civilization, and religion?"