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Sequoyah writes the Cherokee language
The Cherokee syllabary is a syllabary invented by Sequoyah, also known as George Gist, to write the Cherokee language in the late 1810s and early 1820s. -
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Cumberland Road
This road was built to tie western states together. The people demanded it, because they had to travel to trade goods. -
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Era of good feelings
James Monroe, followed Madison in the presidency for two terms from 1817 to 1825. It was called Era Of Good Feelings beacuse of its one-party dominance. -
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Erie Canal
This canal opened new ways of transportation. People would use this canal to travel west to the Apalachian mountains. This created new ways to carry goods, carry passengers and carry trade to the mountains in the west. -
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The emergence of Sectionalism
Sectionalism in 1800s America refers to the different life styles, social structures, customs, and political values of the North, South and West. In national politics, sectionalism is loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole. -
Election of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson were part of a nasty debate. Andrew Jackson had ''Won" the debate by popular vote and electoral college vote, but Henry Clay had convinved John Quincy Adams to make him the vice president, if he gets the electoral college votes. This was known as the Corrupt Bargain. -
1825 Cherokee Capital of New Echota founded
In 1825, the Cherokee national legistlature established a capital called New Echota at the headwaters of the Oostanaula River. New Echota was the site of the first Indian language newspaper office. -
1827 Cherokke Constitution written
In 1827 the Cherokee Nation wrote a constitution outlining the manner in which it would govern itself. Constitution of the Cherokee Nation,was formed by a Convention of Delegates from the several districts, at New Echota, July, 1827 -
Election of Andrew Jackson
The United States presidential election of 1828 featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson. Unlike the 1824 election, no other major candidates appeared in the race, which let Jackson to get a power base and easily win an electoral victory over Adams. -
Tariff of Abominations
The Tariff of 1828, was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828 designed to protect industry in the northern United States. It was named the Tariff of Abominations by its southern detractors because of the effects it had on the Southern economy. -
1829 Georgia nullifies all Cherokee law
On December 2, the Georgia legislature passes a law withdrawing the right of occupancy on the land by the Cherokee and requiring their removal to the West. In the preamble the real reasons for their actions so that no one would think it is for greed for the land or hatred of the red skin, and no wars or fights broke out. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the ethnic group and forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis came across in the early 1830s when leaders of South Carolina came up with the idea that a state did not have to follow a federal law and could, in effect, "nullify" the law. -
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Choctaw, Creek and Chikasaw removal
This was an "Ethnic Cleansing". The court ruled that all tribes native east of the MIssissippi River and West of the River -
Indian Removal Act
Many Southern people, did not like that the Native Americans called the south their home. The Native Americans used the land to crow crops and cotton. Andrew Jackson Called for the military to removal all tribes from the south. -
!831 Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
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Sauk Removal
Following the Revolution, the "Americans" didnt want to deal with the Indians taking their land, So they removed all Indians. -
Worchester V Georgia
This was a court case, in which the supreme court ruled that Native americans couldnt be on American land without a license or it would be unconstitutional. -
President Jackson Vetoed the 2nd National Bank of America
On July 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill that would have made the corporate charter for the Second Bank of the United States. It was one of the most biggest acts of his presidency. -
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Second Seminole War
This was also known as The Florida war. Many tribes started a war over land because they needed more to grow crops and cotton. -
Election of Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under Andrew Jackson. Van Buren was a key organizer of the Democratic Party. -
Panic of 1837
This was the worst economic depression of the nation they had known. Many people los their land and homes, all becuase of the way Andrew Jackson ran the counrty.
