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Manifest Destiny
100
These two enlightenment figures outlined the major arguments that governments would have to face. One thought of humans as a "Leviathan" and the other thought humans had "Natural Rights."
Who is John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
100
Thomas Jefferson would say "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." was probably heavily influenced by this "Revolutionary" event
What is the French Revolution
100
1803, Marshall: It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.
What is Marbury v. Madison
100
This Democrat would beat Lincoln in 1858 for the Illinois Senate Seat only to come 2nd place in the popular vote in 1860. He was last in the electoral college.
Who is Stephen Douglas
100
Westerners were specifically concerned with the value of their labor, and many would support this party in the 1840's and 50's that promoted the restriction of slavery to only the states that currently allowed it.
What is Free-soil, Free-soil party, Free-soil movement
200
This Indian leader would lead a native revolt against the colonists after the Seven Years War, leading the British to establish the Proclamation of 1763 to prevent western expansion
Who is Pontiac
200
After losing his 1800 bid for President and his 1804 bid for New York governor, this founding father didn't think the world was wide enough for Hamilton and him.
Who is Aaron Burr
200
1824, Marshall: "The power of Congress, then, comprehends navigation, within the limits of every State in the Union; so far as that navigation may be, in any manner, connected with “commerce with foreign nations, or among the several States.” Establishes Commerce Clause.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
200
Lincoln was accused of tyranny during the Civil War because he suspended this Latin phrase for due process in the border states
What is writ of habeas corpus
200
Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott would see a complete victory after Santa Ana's defeat at Mexico City during this conflict?
What is the Spanish-American War?
300
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the 2nd Continental Congress would pass this to prevent more bloodshed between England and the American Colonies
What is the Olive Branch Petition
300
John Quincy Adams was the last "National Republican" president, but was known for his authorship of what fellow Democratic-Republican's most remembered "Doctrine?"
What is the Monroe Doctrine
300
1856, Taney: "They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations"
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
300
The beating of this Senator by South Carolina Senator Preston Brooks after his "Crime against Kansas" in 1856 enforced the "gag rule" in the US Senate.
Who is Charles Sumner
300
Unlike the Oregon, this trail would provide a direct route to gold, iron, coal, and other minerals while traveling through the "Sioux Nation" and sparking several conflicts in the 1870's and 1880's
What is the Bozeman Trail
400
This British Diplomat during the Revolutionary War and Founding Father would also be known for the passing of the Alien and Sedition Act during his presidency
Who is John Adams
400
James Madison would have a difficult time trying to wage war in 1812 after Jefferson would cut military spending and restrict this Hamilton pet project?
What is the Bank of the United States?
400
1873, Chase: Butcher's Benevolent Associations and the limiting of the 14th Amendment's protections of "privileges or communities"
What are the Slaughter-House cases
400
This ethnicity, in a protest against the draft and against Blacks coming to the city, started a riot in 1863. Lincoln would send troops from Gettysburg to put down the revolt.
What is the Irish
400
This tribe from Georgia would be most affected by the "Indian Removal Act, and even tried to actively fight removal in the U.S. Court System."
What is the Cherokee Tribe
500
Revolution is often messy, especially during this 1786 incident in Massachusetts led by angry war veterans against the court system
What is Shay's Rebellion
500
The "Era of Good Feelings" followed the collapse of this, the first major political battles between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
What is the First Party System
500
1896, Fuller: "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
500
Andrew Johnson would specifically declare this group of Democrats in 1864 "serpents" during Lincoln's re-election bid as they called for peace against the South.
What are the Copperheads.
500
1853 was a good year for Japanese Industrialization, as the United States sent this general and his "Black Ships" to offer a treaty with the Emperor
Who is Admiral Matthew Perry
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