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In the 1820's, workers began to organize labor, and craft unions to go on strike for better wages and working conditions. -
In 1828, Jackson was elected as the 7th U.S. President. -
Abolitionists were people who stood against slavery. During this time escaped slaves would go to the Underground railroad which was a network of secret routes and safe houses. -
As gold was found in Cherokee land, Southern states passed laws allowing them to take over Native American lands. This led to Jackson passing the Indian removal act in 1830, relocating natives. -
The Cherokee had been confined in camps for months, American soldiers had forced them on a march to Indian Territory. They were barley provided with anything as they traveled through the harsh weathers, causing over 4,000 people dying from cold, illness and starvation. -
In 1834, Senators Clay and Webster had started a new political party called the Whig Party. They believed Jackson was tuning into more of a king as he exceeded his powers as president. They promoted business and expansion in the industry. -
A war between Mexico and Texas colonists which resulted in Texas's Independence from Mexico. -
The common school movement was the effort to fund schools in communities along with giving every American child an education. -
Between 1840 and 1870 more than 7.5 million immigrants from around the world had moved to the U.S. -
A protestant religious revival in the early 19th century that got very popular -
The new number of immigrants in the U.S. worried the Native-born Americans. They feared the new languages, religious practices, and more will ruin the culture of the U.S. Their fear created prejudice which led to passing laws that favored Native-born over immigrants. -
Pioneers who took the trails to the West such as the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California trails. They moved West for more land, opportunities, and more. -
The 19th century belief that the U.S. was destined by God o expand and spread democracy and capitalism across the North American Continent. -
During the 1800's women played active roles in social reform and abolition movements, yet they still were 2nd to men in society. In 1848, during the Seneca Falls convention had issued a Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions which discussed the injustices faced by women and added "and women" to the famous quote: "All men are created equal" to the declaration of independence. -
As gold was found and the workers who found the gold was sworn to secrecy, word soon got out and about a year later 80,000 forty-niners, people who moved to the west to seek gold, were in California.