PEOPLE
Known as "The Great Compromiser," this Kentucky senator authored several compromises, including the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
Court Case:
he U.S. Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review, granting itself and lower courts the power to declare laws and actions unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison
Developed by Samuel Morse, this communication device transmitted messages across wires using a Morse Code.
Telegraph
Shreveport was named after Captain Henry Miller Shreve who successfully cleared the logged jammed
________________ River
Red
federal laws that guaranteed specific rights to freedmen, such as abolishing slavery and granting citizenship and voting rights to former slaves
Amendments 13, 14, 15
This radical abolitionist led a failed raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859, hoping to incite a slave revolt.
John Brown
Court Case:
States cannot tax the federal government (banks)
Proved Congress had more rights and powers (implied powers) than just those granted in the Constitution (Necessary and Proper Clause)
McCoulloch v. Maryland
This concept, developed by Eli Whitney, allowed a single broken part of machinery to be replaced without replacing the entire machine.
Interchangeable Parts
Norbert Rillieux invented the
Multiple Effect Evaporator for sugar cane
Congressional act that gave 160-acre land grants to settlers in exchange for living on and improving upon the property; resulted in rapid settlement of the West
Illinois politician and U.S. Senator known for his debates with Abraham Lincoln in 1858.
Stephen Douglas
Court Case:
The states cannot interfere with the power of Congress to regulate interstate trade (trade between the states)
Congress has the power to regulate interstate trade (Commerce Clause)
Gibbons v. Ogden
This tool, developed by John Deere, was stronger and more durable than the previous iron version, making it easier to plow Western farmland.
Steel Plow
President Jefferson sent out the Dunbar-Hunter expedition to explore the Red River. Attacks by natives forced them to explore the Ouachita River and ____.
Hot Springs of Arkansas
government agency founded during Reconstruction to help former slaves
Freedman's Bureau
He was Andrew Jackson’s vice president, believed in limited federal government, and supported states' rights, including the idea of nullification
John C. Calhoun
Court Case:
stated Native American tribes had the right to remain free from the authority of state governments
asserted the federal government’s authority over Native American sovereignty
Worcester v. Georgia
Developed by Cyrus McCormick, this tool dramatically increased the efficiency of harvesting wheat.
Mechanical Reaper
Thomas Freeman and Dr. Peter Custis were sent to explore the Red River. They were stopped by Spanish Troops. They did manage to
Record information on 200 different plants and animals
Congressional action that divided the South into five military districts and barred former Confederate soldiers from voting
Reconstruction Act
In 1831, this man led a bloody slave revolt in Virginia, which resulted in the deaths of 55 people and harsher laws for enslaved people.
Nat Turner
Court Case
a decision in which the Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled that slave owners had absolute authority over their slaves and could not be found guilty of committing violence against them
He shot his hired slave (Lydia)
North Carolina v. Mann
He was the developer of the a system of factory work, which employed young women in company-owned boarding houses and paid them $2-$4 a week.
Francis Cabot Lowell
Who served as delegate (representative) from the Territory of Orleans to the U.S. House of Representatives and was president of first Louisiana state constitutional convention
Julien Poydras
political agreement that gave Republican Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for ending Reconstruction and removing federal troops from the South
Compromise of 1877
(HENRY CLAY DID NOT DO THIS ONE)