1. Erie Canal -A canal between the New York cities of Albany and Buffalo, completed in 1825. The canal, considered a marvel of the modern world at the time, allowed western farmers to ship surplus crops to sell in the North and allowed northern manufacturers to ship finished goods to sell in the West.
2. Panic of 1819- Economic panic caused by extensive speculation and a decline of European demand for American goods along with mismanagement within the Second Bank of the United States. Often cited as the end of the Era of Good Feelings.
3. Doctrine of Separate Spheres was a 19th century belief that men were superior in worldly pursuits and women were superior in their moral influences.
4. The Five Civilized Tribes were the most tribes most adapted to our society, or, civilized. The name was just a collective name for the Creeks, Choctaws, Cherokees, Chickasaws and Seminoles.
5. Indian Removal Act of 1830- Passed in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted under this act's provisions paved the way for the reluctant—and often forcible—emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West.
6. Worcester v Georgia- Supreme Court Decision - Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty - Jackson ignored it and continued on with the removal of Indians.
7. The Trail of Tears was a forced movement of Cherokee Indians in 1838 to the land west of Mississippi River forced by the U.S. Army. it lasted 116 days and was 1,000 miles long, many Indians died
8. The Transportation Revolution- improvements in: roads-enabled settlers and merchants to reach the west, boats-steamboat made commercial agriculture feasible in the West, canals (erie canal)-connected large cities to each other and made it easier to trade, railroads-connected burgeoning cities to rivers and canals
9. Supreme Court