Indian Removal ActFrom the time of Thomas Jefferson's tenure as president, the United States government was trying to encourage Indians to adapt to the ways of the whites living in the United States (among many 280). Many groups of Indians refused to adapt to these methods, forcing them to be removed from their lands in the East and land in the West (Out of Many 280). Some Indian tribes refused to relocate forcing the federal government to sign treaties to remove the Indians from their lands which opened up space for white settlers (Out of Many 280). In the Southwest, five tribes remained, among which the Cherokee were the dominant ones in adapting to the customs of the whites (Out of Many 280). In 1830 President Jackson convinced congress to pass a law to remove the southern Indian tribes (out of many 280). Jackson responded by creating the Indian Removal Act which was "President Andrew Jackson's measure that allowed state officials to ignore federal protections of Native Americans" (Out Of Many G-5). The act required Native Americans in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to give up their land and move west into Indian Territory (Professor Fritz, Lesson 16). The Cherokee Indians fought against this act and won their case in court, but were later forced to move west. (Professor Fritz, lesson 16). The movement of the Indians westward became known as the “Trail of Tears” (Out of Many 280). Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 dramatically increased opposition to slavery (Professor Fritz). In 1850 there was a gold rush in California which made it a very wealthy state (Out of Many 383). California then decided to apply for statehood (Out of Many 383). Since California wanted to become a state, it would make the balance between free and slave states the focus of the map (Professor Fritz, Lesson 19). Skilled work was now divided into a series of unskilled jobs and semi-skilled jobs (Professor Fritz, lesson 19). Women were willing to do this unskilled work because they were not suited to work in the fields. (Professor Fritz, lesson 19). Women were paid by the piece and not by the hour, and most women were willing to work for low wages (Professor Fritz, Lesson 19). Starting in the early 1800s, women began working in factories, and by 1840, half of all production was done by women (Professor Fritz, Lesson 19). Men began to understand how to use machines to produce goods more quickly (Professor Fritz, Lesson 19). With the change in consumer goods women could now go out and help support their families while men worked in the fields and were in charge of the factories (Professor Fritz, Lecture 19).