American Modifications
The channel, which traverses New York state from Albany to Buffalo on Lake Erie, was considered an engineering marvel when it first opened in 1825.
What is Erie Canal.
Judges appointed by John Adams in the last hours of his administration.
What is Midnight judges.
Established judicial review.
What is Marbury V. Madison.
Congressman from the South and West who pushed for war against the British.
What is War Hawks.
Jefferson's Vice President; killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
What is Aaron Burr.
Commissioned by president jefferson to explore louisiana purchase.
What is Lewis and Clark.
The act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice.
What is Impressment.
1819, one of the first and most important Supreme Courtcases on federal power. Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8.
US vs British and Native Americans.
What is War of 1812.
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states.
What is Henry Clay.
Purchased territory by the United States from France in 1803. US paid 15 Million $$$ for land.
What is Louisiana purchase.
1789 law that set up the design of the United States Court System.
What is Judiciary act.
Supreme Court case in which the court held that the charter of Dartmouth College granted in 1769 by King George III of England was a contract and, as such, could not be impaired by the New Hampshire legislature.
What is Dartmouth college V. Woodward.
A protective tariff designed to help American industries.
What is Tariff of 1816.
South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification.
What is John C. Calhoun.
An effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states.
What is Missouri compromise.
Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws.
What is Judicial review.
Landmark case by the United States Supreme Court most notable for the Court's assertion of its power to review state supreme court decisions in criminal law matters when the defendant claims that their Constitutional rights have been violated.
What is Cohens V. VA.
Made andrew jackson a hero and was the last major conflict of the war of 1812.
What is Battle of New Orleans.
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825).
What is Eli Whitney.
Prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. Law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807.
What is Embargo act.
Labor and production model employed in the United States, particularly in New England, during the early years of the American textile industry in the early 19th century.
What is Lowell system.
The court ruled that an act of the Georgia legislature rescinding a land grant was unconstitutional because it revoked rights previously granted by contract.
What is Fletcher V. Perk.
Bank tightened loan policies, depression rose throughout the country, hurt western farmers greatly.
What is Panic of 1819.
Inventor of the steamboat.
What is Robert Fulton.