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Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings was the time of James Monroe's presidence.It was called the Era of Good Feelings due to it's on party dominance. -
Cumberland Road
Cumberland Road or National Road was the first federal road in the United States.It took five years to ready the road for wheeling.By 1837 the road was a hundred percent complete. -
Missouri Compromise
The missouri comprmise was passed in 1820.Making Missouri a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Election of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams the father of former president John Adams went up against Andrew Jackson.Adams won thanks to Henry Clay.In return Adams named Clay as is secretary of state. -
Sequoya writes the Cherokee language
Chief Sequoya, of the Cherokee Nation wrote the Cherokee language.The language was developed between 1809 and 1824. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825.Since it was such an engineering marvel people would call it the eighth wonder of the world. -
New Echota
The Cherokee Capital of New Echota was founded in 1825.The Cherokee Nation did this in order to become more American and civilized. -
Cherokee Constitution written
The cherokee constitution was written in 1827.Their constitution is modeled after the one of America. -
The Emergence of Sectionalim
During Jackson's Presidence ,he focused on one group of people.This was the sectionalists. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
The dirtiest election.The election of 1828 was the first election with campaigning.Many acusations were made about the two candidates towards each other. -
Tariff of Abominations
Things coming in from britain were given high tariffs.The protective tariff was passed by the Congress of the United states on May 19th 1828. -
Gold
Gold is discovered in the Cherokee Nation.The Cherokees were prohibited to mine the gold. -
Georgia nullifies all Cherokee law
In order to wipe out the cherokee indians Americans took away all their laws making them weaker.Georgians thought it would make them easier to move and bully out of staying in Georgia. -
Cherokee Nation V. Georgia
Cherokee Nation Sues Georgia because their rights as humans were taken away.The Cherokee V. Georgia court case went to supreme court. -
Nullification Crisis
Nulification is the suspension of a state or federal law.In 1832 south carolina decided to nullify the tariff in their state. -
Worcester V. Georgia
Worcester a white male trying to christainize the Cherokee Indians without a permit is thrown in jail.Worcester sued the state of Georgia.The supreme court case was named Worcester V. Georgia. -
Andrew Jackson vetoes the Second National Bank
President Andrew Jackson decided to veto the second National Bank because, it was so called unconstitutional. -
Second Seminole War
The second seminole war was between 1835 and 1842.The second seminole war was by far the most expensive war of the indians. -
Election of Martin Van Buren
Many voters, mostly in Democratic areas such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, and his home New York, loved Jackson and were happy to vote for his supposed heir. -
Panic of 1837
President Van Buren was elected1836, but he saw financial problems in the white house even before he was elected.Van Buren inherited all of Jackson's financail policies. -
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Trail of tears
Cherokee Indians were forced to walk to new indian territory despite their trying to become more american and civilized. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28th 1830.A few tribes went peacefully but others fought for what was rightfully theirs.
