Court Cases
strengthened Congressional Implied Powers; stated that the Fed. Gov. can establish a National Bank through the Necessary & Proper Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland
clash over unfair taxes and imprisoned debtors; many viewed the Articles of Confederation as too weak as a result
Shays' Rebellion
created two houses of Congress; House based on population and the Senate has two from each state
The Great Compromise
work for economic equality; created the Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
abolished slavery
13th
Supreme Court has authority to rule Congressional Acts unconstitutional; est. judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
a clash between east/west, rich/poor over land; led to a greater dependence on slave labor
Bacon's Rebellion
admission of a free and slave state; no slavery above the 36-30 line;
Missouri Compromise
strived for full and immediate equality; founded Niagara Movement and helped to form the NAACP
W.E.B. Du Bois
gave women the right to vote
19th
separate but equal is permissible
Plessy v. Ferguson
farmers in Pennsylvania refused to pay a federal excise tax; Washington sent troops in to stop the rebellion illustrating the strength of the federal government
Whiskey Rebellion
solved the controversy over land acquired from the Mexican Cession
Compromise of 1850
opposed integration; proposed the "Back-to-Africa" movement; created the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Marcus Garvey
president limited to two terms
22nd
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson; segregated schools are inherently unqual
Brown v. Board of Education
protest to a tea tax; led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
solved the controversy over the election of 1876; removal of the troops from the south; ends reconstruction
Compromise of 1877
justice by religious, moral, peaceful means; nonviolent protest of injustices in the Jim Crow south
Martin Luther King Jr.
president and vice president run on a party ticket
12th
the president cannot use executive privilege to withhold evidence; rule of law; led to the president's resignation
US v. Nixon
slave revolt that led to the deaths of 70 slaves and 55 whites; fear of future uprisings led to stricter slave codes and restricted freedom for all Black folks in the south
Nat Turner's Rebellion
South must ratify 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments; created the Freedmen's Bureau; troops in the south; no land distribution
Congressional Reconstruction (Radical Republicans)
Black power; urged self-defense against white violence
Malcolm X
abolished poll taxes
24th