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The Erie Canal links the Hudson River to Lake Erie. It also connects Chicago to New York.
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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 refers to the mood of the country during Monroe's terms in office.
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Trying to balance in congress between free states and slave states. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1857.
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Sectionalism is a system when if you pay it benfits your area of the question.
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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.
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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.
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The Cherokee wrote a constitution. It stated their laws.
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Jackson vs. Adams. Jackson won easily against Adams.
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Passed by the congress of the U.S., the Tariff of Abominations was designed to protect industry in the southern United States.
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The Americans found gold in Cherokee land and wanted their land. So, it sped up the removal of the Indians.
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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.
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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.
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This was a battle between the Cherokee and Gerogia. They fought because Gerogia nullified all of the Cherokee law.
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The tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were named unconstitutional.
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Van Buren became friends with Jackson. This friendship payed off when Jackson chose Van Buren as his succesor in 1836.
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A financial crisis in the United States that created a major decline in the economy. It lasted until the late 1840's.
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The Cherokee were forced off their land. They had to walk 800 miles west. Many of them died along the journey
