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The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal links the Hudson River to Lake Erie. It also connects Chicago to New York. -
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The Cumberland Road
The Cumberland Road is the first major highway in the US built by the federal government. -
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The Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings refers to the mood of the country during Monroe's terms in office. -
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Missouri Compromise
Trying to balance in congress between free states and slave states. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1857. -
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The Emergence of Sectionalism
Sectionalism is a system when if you pay it benfits your area of the question. -
Election of John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson had 40% of the votes compared to Adams' haveing 30% but, nobody recieved majority of votes in the Electoral College. So, the House of Representitives had to chose a winner. Henry Clay hated Jackson, so he voted chose Adams and Adams gave him a job as his Secretary of State. This was instantly named a Corrupt Bargain by Jackson's supporters. -
Cherokee Capital of New Echota founded
It was the first place with a Indian language Newspaper office. Also, it was the assembly of the Indian removal west, known as the Trail of Tears. -
Cherokee Constitution written
The Cherokee wrote a constitution. It stated their laws. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson vs. Adams. Jackson won easily against Adams. -
Tariff of Abominations
Passed by the congress of the U.S., the Tariff of Abominations was designed to protect industry in the southern United States. -
Gold is discovered in the Cherokee Nation triggering America's first gold rush.
The Americans found gold in Cherokee land and wanted their land. So, it sped up the removal of the Indians. -
Gerogia nullifies all Cherokee law
Gerogia did not want another nation inside their land. So, they nullified all of the Cherokee law, even though they were not supposed to interact with other nations. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830 by Andrew Jackson. It was a law that allowed Jackson to exchange unsettled land in the west for land near the US. -
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia
This was a battle between the Cherokee and Gerogia. They fought because Gerogia nullified all of the Cherokee law. -
Nullification Crisis
The tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were named unconstitutional. -
The Election of Martin Van Buren
Van Buren became friends with Jackson. This friendship payed off when Jackson chose Van Buren as his succesor in 1836. -
Panic of 1837
A financial crisis in the United States that created a major decline in the economy. It lasted until the late 1840's. -
Trail of Tears
The Cherokee were forced off their land. They had to walk 800 miles west. Many of them died along the journey
