I. The Era of Good Feelings (1817-1823)

Political unity: the election of 1816 and the demise of the Federalists

The Monroe Doctrine (1823)

Political crisis: the Missouri Crisis and Compromise (1820)

Economic crisis: the Panic of 1819

II. The rise of popular politics

The elections of 1824 and 1828

The spoils system

The Nullification Crisis (1832)

The Bank War (1832)

The Elections of 1836 and 1840

The transportation revolution: canals, roads, and railroads

III. Indian Removal (An American “Ethnic Cleansing”?)

Five Civilized Tribes

Cherokee Constitution

Indian Removal Act (1830)

Trail of Tears (1838)

The Cherokee Phoenix: A Cherokee Language Newspaper

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