Presidents
Court Cases
Events
People
This / That
100

War of 1812 

JamesMadison

100

Supreme Court Justice helped create Judicial Review

John Marshall

100

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Explore Louisiana Territory / Map the Missouri River / Establish American presence in New Territory
100

Francis Scott Key

Wrote the Star Spangled Banner

100

Shays or Whiskey Rebellion: Challenged the authority of the New Constitution

Whiskey

200

XYZ Affair / Alien & Sedition Acts

John Adams

200

This court case Established Judicial Review: 

Marbury v Madison

200

Impressment

Britain forcing American soldiers to work on their ships

200

Alexander Hamilton

Secretary of Treasury under Washington / Support National Bank 

200

A.o.C. or Constitution: Lacked an Executive branch to enforce laws

Articles of Confederacy

300

Stay out of the Western Hemisphere 'Doctrine'

James Monroe
300

Explain Marbury v Madison

Supreme Court declare Laws or Actions of President / Congress unconstitutional

300

Monroe Doctine

Warned European Nations to stay out of the Americas

300
Henry Clay

"Great Compromiser" during the Missouri Compromise

300

Federalist or Democratic - Republican: Strict interpretation of Constitution

Democratic - Republican

400

Embargo Act

Thomas Jefferson

400

Explain Gibbons v Ogden

The Federal Government is in charge of Interstate Commerce

400

Missouri Compromise

Missouri enters as Slave, Maine enters as free, 36°30 line

400

Eli Whitney

Interchangeable Parts / Cotton Gin

400

Federalist or Democratic - Republican: In Favor of Tariffs 

Federalist

500

Warned Against Foreign Alliances and Political Parties

George Washington

500

Explain McCulloch v Maryland

The Federal Government has the power to tax the States

500

Revolution of 1800

For the 1st time in history, Power was peacefully transferred from one political party to another (Federalist John Adams to Dem-Rep Thomas Jefferson)

500

John C. Calhoun 

Advocated for the idea of Nullification which believed that each state had the right to not obey federal laws and even secede from the U.S. if the state wanted to.


500

Federal or State Government: Coin Money

Federal

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