Jacksonian America
This president expanded the power of the executive branch and is considered the founder of the Democratic Party.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This missionary was arrested for living among the Cherokee without a state permit.
Who is Samuel Worcester?
These flat-bottomed boats carried goods down western rivers.
What are flatboats?
This man led American settlers into Texas under Mexican rule.
Who is Stephen Austin?
This invention revolutionized textile production in early factories.
What is the Spinning Jenny?
What is the Indian Removal Act?
What is the Spoils System?
This Supreme Court Chief Justice ruled that Georgia had no authority over Cherokee lands.
Who is John Marshall?
This famous canal connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.
What is the Eerie Canal?
This independent nation existed from 1836–1845 before joining the U.S.
What is the Republic of Texas?
This crop became the economic backbone of the Old South.
Cotton
This 1830 law forced Native American tribes such as the Cherokee and Creek off their homelands.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This was Jackson’s famous reaction to the Worcester ruling.
What is “He ignored the ruling”?
This early national road stretched from Maryland to Illinois.
What is the Cumberland Road?
This treaty ended the Mexican‑American War and gave the U.S. huge new territories.
These organizations formed to protect workers’ rights and sometimes organized strikes.
What are Trade Unions?
This Cherokee scholar created a written syllabary for his people.
Who is Sequoyah?
This was the legal outcome of Worcester v. Georgia.
What is “The Cherokee Nation was recognized as a sovereign nation”?
This innovation powered mills, boats, and machinery, transforming American industry.
What is steam power?
Gold was discovered here in 1848, sparking mass migration.
Where is Sutter's Mill California?
These two immigrant groups faced discrimination due to religion, poverty, and job competition.
Who are the Irish and Germans?
This tragic forced relocation of the Cherokee resulted in thousands of deaths.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This tribe, along with the Cherokee, was heavily impacted by forced removal.
These three major western trails guided settlers toward new lands.
What are the Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and Mormon Trail?
This religious group migrated to the Great Salt Lake under Brigham Young.
Who are the Mormons?
This religious revival movement inspired major reform efforts in the early 1800s.
What is The Second Great Awakening