History of Ordinary People

Famous Faces

100

A hero of the War of 1812, this person was known as a 'man of the people.' 

Andrew Jackson

200

After winning their freedom in New York, this person became a powerful abolitionist speaker

Sojourner Truth

300

This person led Cherokee nation in opposition to dispossession

John Ross

400

This person escaped from slavery by posing as a sailor

Frederick Douglass

500

This person founded The Liberator newspaper

William Lloyd Garrison

Moral Movements

100

This social movement recruited millions to campaign against the evils of drink

Temperance Movement

200

Cherokee women led the first wave of this political cause

anti-Indian Removal Movement

300

Supporters of this cause included William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass

Abolitionism

400

This religious movement stressed that all souls were capable of salvation, through action in this world

Second Great Awakening

500

‘Moral suasion’ was a core principle of this activist organization

American Anti-Slavery Society

Legal Landmarks

100

When this diplomatic agreement was reached, 75,000 loyalists left the United States

U.S.-Britain Peace Treaty

200

This legal process ended slavery in many Northern states

Gradual Abolition

300

Passed in 1830, this law was a blow to the Cherokee Nation

Indian Removal Act

400

This court case handed Cherokee Nation a victory that would not be enforced

Worcester v. Georgia

500

This law said that immigrants could only become citizens if they were “free white persons.”

Naturalization Act, 1790

Movement and Migration

100

This forced journey took its participants from Georgia to what is now Oklahoma

The Trail of Tears

200

This group traveled from the US, to Canada, to Africa in search of land and freedom

Black Loyalists

300

This seismic economic change saw thousands of people move to urban centers

Market Revolution

400

Several thousand people emigrated to this nation in search of equality

Haiti

500

This group of abolitionists and enslavers was strongly opposed by most free African Americans.

American Colonization Society

Social Stresses

100

This movement opposed immigration, and was especially hostile to Catholics

Nativism

200

Dozens of books were written to warn young men about this dangerous character

The Confidence Man

300

White men in Rhode Island campaigned to end this restriction

Voting Restricted to Property Owners

400

Young women took advantage of this stressful state of affairs to attend parties and balls

British military occupation

500

This type of employment gave workers control over where and when they worked. But it also led to low wages and poor conditions

Free Labor