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100
He was a transcendentalist who wrote the essay Self-Reliance that influenced American thought and culture.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
100
This court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
100
He was a republican president who suspended the habeas corpus, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and developed the "10% Plan" for Reconstruction.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
He was the only unanimously elected president and his leadership led to a standard of a strong presidency with control of foreign policy and the power to veto Congress's legislation.
Who is George Washington?
100
This case ruled that the slaves did not have the right of citizenship, and therefore are not able to bring forth a lawsuit.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
200
His famous stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow helped him to gain fame as one of the best-known native writers in the US and gain fame throughout Europe.
Who is Washington Irving?
200
This court case limited the power of state governments to control corporations when New Hampshire tried to change a college from a private to a public institution by revoking its charter.
What is Dartmouth College v. Woodward?
200
He was known as "Old Tippecanoe" and died of pneumonia a month after his inauguration.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
200
He was a Rough Rider, "trust buster", and "spoke softly and carried a big stick".
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
200
This case laid the foundation for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which would eventually overturn "separate but equal".
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
300
He was a Northern Romantic era poet who wrote Leaves of Grass. He is considered to be the poet of American democracy.
Who is Walt Whitman?
300
This court case determined that no state could control an agency of the federal government when a state tried to levy taxes on a local branch of the United States Bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
300
He was a famous general in the Mexican War that eventually became a Whig president. He opposed slavery and encouraged territories to seek admission as a states to avoid the issue of slavery.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
300
This "Dark Horse" Democrat believed in Manifest Destiny and expansionism, introduced new independent treasury system, lowered the high rates of tariffs, settled the Oregon boundary dispute, acquired California, and led the US into the Mexican War.
Who is James K. Polk?
300
This case determined that a contract could be broken to benefit the general welfare.
What is the Charles River Bridge Case?
400
He was an American novelist who had early jobs as a printer's apprentice and a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River that influenced his novels that demonstrated the essence of life and speech during the era.
Who is Mark Twain?
400
This division of powers case determined that only Congress may regulate interstate commerce.
What is What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
400
His assassination by Charles Guiteau led to the passage of the Pendleton Act.
Who is James Garfield?
400
He fought in the Mexican and Civil War and was appointed to Secretary of War by Andrew Johnson.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
400
This case challenged legislation enacted by the State of Illinois against railroads when the state tried to appease demands of farmers for lower railroad rates.
What is the Wabash Case?
500
He was an American novelist that was influenced by the American frontier and America's landscapes.
Who is James Fennimore Cooper?
500
This court case involved a corrupt deal of extensive land grants; even though it was corrupt the Supreme Court ruled it was valid. It reaffirmed the sanctity of contracts.
What is Fletcher v. Peck?
500
He defeated William Jennings Bryan in office by setting up interest groups and alliances and creating an honest, "presidential" image.
Who is William McKinley?
500
He invaded Spanish Florida and New Orleans and used the Spoils System.
Who is Jackson?
500
These cases determined that those living in new territories of the US were not automatically granted the rights of US citizens.
What are the Insular Cases?
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