DEFENDING & REDEFININGCH 9

Trail of Tears

Key Terms

James Madison Non-Intercourse Act Hartford Convention John C. Calhoun nullification Daniel Webster James Monroe / Monroe Doctrine Henry Clay / American system Panic of 1819 Andrew Jackson / Old Hickory Battle of New Orleans Petticoat Affair Spoils system

Tecumseh John Ross / Cherokee Nation Chief Justice John Marshall (Ch. 10) Oklahoma (Indian Territory) Trail of Tears (Ch. 10) Indian Removal Act of 1830 Sequoyah / syllabary * Cherokee Phoenix Five Civilized Tribes * Treaty of New Echota (Ch. 10) Dahlonega Gold Rush * Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (Ch.

10) Worchester v. Georgia (Ch. 10)

Questions to Consider

What issues and events led to the mass removal of Native Americans in the 1840s? What role did Andrew Jackson play in the Trail of Tears? What does his response to the removal reveal about Jackson’s vision of democracy?

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