Whats the Doc?
I was written by Thomas Jefferson as a document that formally broke ties with Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
Established judicial review; with the case of the "midnight judges;" the main power of the Supreme Court.
Marbury v. Madison
President elected in 1860
Abraham Lincoln
Main crop that slaves were used for in southern agriculture leading up to the Civil War
cotton
-adopted as a result of many weaknesses of the articles
-outlines the formation of the government, includes a bill of rights and presents a the federal system of government
United States Constitution
the Supreme Court upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax the federal bank using the Constitution's supremacy clause. The Court's broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause paved the way for later rulings upholding expansive federal powers
McCulloch v. Maryland
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Violent Rebellion by a slave preacher that killed almost 60 whites in Southampton County Virginia
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Warned against permanent foreign alliances and political parties, called for unity of the country, established precedent of two-term presidency, called for the morality of government, and to avoid accruing debt as a nation
Washington's Farewell Address
Court ruled that Scott was the property of Sanford and, as a slave, was prohibited from suing in court. Chief Justice Taney rules that slaves could never be citizens and the Founding Fathers intended that the country would continue with racial enslavement and that the black man was never intended to be made a citizen.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Where did Lincoln deliver his speech that began "Four score and seven years ago..."
Gettysburg
The cotton gin led to plantation owners buying more (2)
land and slaves
passed by Federalists, signed by President Adams;; increased waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years, empowered president to arrest and deport dangerous aliens, & made it illegal to publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials.
Alien and Sedition Acts
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Document that freed slaves in some territories in rebellion
Emancipation Proclamation
movement to end slavery
abolitionism
Madison wrote in 1788. agreed that Three seperate, independant branches with the same amount of power( except the legislative branch would be bigger). Government should control people, but also its self, and individual rights should be protected. also stated that ideal society wouldnt need government and people have ultimate power
Federalist Papers 51
the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Decision adds to sectionalism between North and South that will lead to the Civil War.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Campaign that started in Atlanta and made it's way to Savannah trying to destroy as much infrastructure as possible, fields, barns, railways and was seen as the North cementing their victory four months later
Sherman's March to the Sea
Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights like education
Slave Codes