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| | The wealthiest man in the United States around 1840 was John Jacob Astor, who amassed his wealth first through fur trading and then by acquiring real estate in Manhattan. He helped the United States pay for the War of 1812, and even earned a profit from that! However, his great-grandson drowned when the Titanic sunk in 1912. | | The wealthiest man in the United States around 1840 was John Jacob Astor, who amassed his wealth first through fur trading and then by acquiring real estate in Manhattan. He helped the United States pay for the War of 1812, and even earned a profit from that! However, his great-grandson drowned when the Titanic sunk in 1912. |
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| − | Tecumseh 1791-1813: built Indian confederacy to fight against U.S. in Ohio valley; allied w/ British during War of 1812 | + | A bit of Indian history during this time: Tecumseh was an Indian leader who built an Indian confederacy from 1791-1813 in order to fight against the United States in the Ohio valley. He allied with the British during War of 1812. |
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| | + | In 1838, the "Trail of Tears" was a forced march of Cherokees to relocate them from eastern states (such as Georgia) to the West, which tragically killed thousands of Indians during the grueling march. |
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| | caucus informal political meeting; method by which Congressmen nominated presidential candidates until 1824 | | caucus informal political meeting; method by which Congressmen nominated presidential candidates until 1824 |
| − | "Trail of Tears" 1838: forced march of Cherokees to relocate them to West, which killed thousands
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| | Lowell System 1826: first factory-based city: Lowell, Massachusetts | | Lowell System 1826: first factory-based city: Lowell, Massachusetts |
| | Reform Movements efforts to reform: civil service (post civil war), disabled (1817-51), economic (1877-94), education (1837-55) temperance (1826-1919), slavery (1820-65), experimental communities (1820s-40s) | | Reform Movements efforts to reform: civil service (post civil war), disabled (1817-51), economic (1877-94), education (1837-55) temperance (1826-1919), slavery (1820-65), experimental communities (1820s-40s) |