Web Links:  Jacksonian America & Age of Reform
Dr. Chris Schutz, Tennessee Wesleyan College

 
 
 
Slavery and Abolitionism
Text of the Proceedings of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women, May 1838
Slave Women's letters (Virginia), 1837-1838

 
 
Native Americans in the Jacksonian Era
A brief history of the Cherokee's tragic "Trail of Tears" forced removal by US
troops in 1838 (from the official website of the Cherokee nation)
official website of the Cherokee nation
An overview of the history and culture of the Creeks
Official website of the Seminole tribe of Florida

 
Politics
Memoribilia from the 1840 Presidential Campaign
Univ of Michigan Internet Public Library website on Andrew Jackson
PBS website on Andrew Jackson

 
Social Change in the Jacksonian Era
The Great Irish Potato Famine, a significant cause of the massive numbers of Irish to immigrate to the United States in mid-19th century 

 
 
Religious Reform Movements
Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) (PBS website)

 
Art and Literature During the Age of Reform
Walt Whitman:
     -- brief profile of Whitman
     -- full text online of Whitman's famous Leaves of Grass  (1855)
     -- full text online of Whitman's Prose Works