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the emergence of sectionalism
the emergence of different societies and economies in the north and south the south was agrarian and rural the north was less ararian and idustry began to appear the politics of westward expansion north and south try to compromise over the admission of new states ( Slave or Free ) in order to retain political balance in congress -
the cumberland road
every new appropriation met fresh oppsition, and president monroe, mat 4 1822 vetoed the yearly bill to repair the cumberland road because of his belief that " congress does not possess the power under the constitution to pass such a law ," although three bills to same effect had already became law under his administration -
the election of john quincy adams
the presidential election of i824 is notalbe for being the only election since the passage of the twelfth amendment to the united states constitution to have been decided by the house of representitives in accordance with its provision to turn over the choice of the president to the house when no candidate secures a majority of the electoral vote it was also the only presidental election in which the candidate who received the most elctoral votes did not become president -
erie canal
the reie canal is famous in song and story. proprsed in 1808 and complement in 1825 the canal links waters of lake erie in the west to hudson river in the east an engineering marval when it was built some called it the eighth wounder of the world -
the election of andrew jackson
the 1828 presidential election was one of the dirtiest ever, and jackson believed, with some reason that his wife rachel was driven to an early grave by charges of immortality. All of jackson's high handed actions as general were brought up one noyable example was the " coffin handbill featuring pictures of 6 coffins and describing one sidedly the story of some soliders he executed -
sequoya writes the cherokee langage
an annotation on the treaty of 1828 states his english name was george guess as the traditional cherokee society is matrilineal and one's clan is obtained through the mouther this information is of most relevance when researching the man's history and background her name was wu-te-he ans she blonged to the red paint clan she had two brothers tahlonteeska and tahnoyanteehee the only certain information regarding his father is a statement made during sequoyah's lifetime about his father -
Indian removal act
signed into law by president andrew jackson on may 28 1830 this act authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the mississippi river in exchange for indian lands within existing state borders -
nullification crisis
the crisis of nullification began with the passage of the tariff of abomination in 1828 that initial tariff was designed to both protect the nascent americaan manufacturing industries located in the north and to bring in additional icome to the federal government. -
worchester vs gerogia
This ruling was the third key decision by Chief Justice John Marshall since 1823 establishing the political standing of Indian tribes within the United States. The ruling recognized the sovereign (politically independent) status of tribes. States did not have jurisdiction to pass laws regulating activities on Indian lands located within their state boundaries. This reaffirmation of tribal sovereignty became the basis for many Court decisions over the next 160 years -
secand seminole war
On December 28, 1835 Osceola murdered Indian agent Wiley Thompson. The same day, Major Francis Dade and his U.S. soldiers were ambushed by 300 Seminole warriors near Fort King (Ocala). These incidents began the Second Seminole War. The natives retreated into the Everglades, began guerilla tactics against U.S. forces and fought desperately for more than seven years -
panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 undermined the state banking system established during President Andrew Jackson’s administration. The failure of large eastern and small rural banks to handle the panic began a movement toward hard money and a distrust of speculation. The resulting depression also wiped out much of the slowly growing labor movement. -
trail of tears
Many Native Americans suffered from exposure, disease and starvation on the route to their destinations. Many died, including 2,000-6,000 of 16,542 relocated Cherokee.[2][3][4] European Americans and African American freedmen and slaves also participated in the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek and Seminole forced relocations The Trail of Tears is a name given to the ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following indians
