Chapter 10: The Growth of Democracy, 1824-1840
- Erie Canal Online
Syracuse University's online site is especially useful for the story of a teenage girl's trip on the canal before the Civil War.
- DeWitt Clinton
The New York governor who made the Erie Canal financially and politically feasible.
- Samuel F.B. Morse
The inventor of the telegraph and the Morse code was also an accomplished painter. The photo was probably taken a few years after telegraph service began in 1844. From the Library of Congress collection.
- River Steamboat
The "Ben Campbell," a typical riverboat of the pre-Civil War era. Photo from the Library of Congress.
- Railroad Development
The first 5 maps show the growth of railroads before the Civil War, with particular focus on the South. From the University of Georgia Library's rare map collection.
- Andrew Jackson & His Times
A hypertext biography of the war hero, slaveholder, Indian fighter, and leading politician of the 1820s and 1830s whose name became synonymous with the period that was also dubbed the "Era of the Common Man." The material is largely based on the work of Jackson's most recent and best biographer, Robert Remini.
- John Quincy Adams
Brief biography, inaugural addresses, and familiar quotations, plus a biography of the First Lady. Sponsored by the White House.
- Andrew Jackson: White House Biography
Brief biography, inaugural addresses, and familiar quotations, plus a biography of the First Lady. Sponsored by the White House.
- Indian Removal Documents
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) -- Supreme Court ruling on status of Indians under the Constitution; Worcester v. Georgia (1832) -- Supreme Court ruling against state jurisdiction over Indian lands; Andrew Jackson on the Necessity of Indian Removal (1835). From the Archives section for 1806-48 of the online site for the PBS video series "The West."
- Native American Reference Site (Internet Public Library)
This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currently the website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American authors, although some historical authors are represented. The website will continue to expand, adding additional authors, books and web resources.
- The Whig Party 1834-1856
Brief summary of the Whig party, including the origin of its name, its chief leaders, and the reasons why it died out in the mid 1850s
- Henry Clay
A Daguerreotype photo taken near the end of Clay's life between 1850 and 1852. From the Library of Congress collection.
- Martin Van Buren: White House Biography
Brief biography, inaugural addresses, and familiar quotations, plus a biography of the First Lady. Sponsored by the White House.
- William Henry Harrison
Brief biography, inaugural addresses, and familiar quotations, plus a biography of the First Lady. Sponsored by the White House.
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