Unit 5 Timeline Project

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    1800's

  • Andrew Jackson Presidency

    Andrew Jackson Presidency
    Andrew Jackson was the first person to serve as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and President.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    Congress passed the Indian Removal Act to allow the legal removal of Native Americans.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    Trail of Tears followed the Court ruling as U.S. troops rounded up the Cherokee and drove them west.
  • Cherokee Land

    Cherokee Land
    President Jackson refused to enforce the Court decision and favors expulsion of the Cherokee.
  • Nat Turner

    Nat Turner
    Turner was executed due to killing 60 whites.
  • Cherokee Nation

    Cherokee Nation
    Supreme court ruled that Cherokee lands are sovereign.
  • Battle of Gonzales

    Battle of Gonzales
    The Battle of Gonzales was a war between Mexico and Texas for independence.
  • Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass
    Frederick Douglass won his freedom and became an eloquent abolitionist leader.
  • Polk's Mission

    Polk's Mission
    James K. Polk focused on territorial expansion and wanted to annex Texas.
  • Manifest Destiny

    Manifest Destiny
    Americans moved West to acquire land, Social Freedom, and Economic Mobility.
  • Mexican-American War

    Mexican-American War
    The United States claimed New Mexico without a single soldier firing a weapon.
  • Women's Rights

    Women's Rights
    The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention in the United States.
  • The Gold Rush

    The Gold Rush
    The Gold rush started in January 24, 1848. The population increased by a lot by the end of 1849.
  • Abolitionist Movement

    Abolitionist Movement
    Congress passed the 13th Amendment, banning slavery in America.
  • Civil War

    Civil War
    The north won the civil war.