Dates
Terms
People
Court Issues
Events
100

The War of 1812

When was 1812-1815?

100

Tax on foreign goods brought into the country.

What is a tariff?

100
He wrote "The Defense of Fort McHenry".

Who was Francis Scott Key?

100

The power of the judicial branch to decide that a law in unconstitutional.

What is judicial review?

100

During the War of 1812, leaders in New England met here to discuss the possibility of seceding from the US.

What was the Hartford Convention?

200

The Early Republic

When was 1789-1825?

200

The idea that a state can ignore a law passed by Congress.

What is nullify?

200

"Father of our country"

Who was George Washington?

200
Chief Justice appointed by Adams and served through Monroe.

Who was John Marshall?

200

This largely restored pre-war boundaries while solidifying America's claims to western territories.

What was the Treaty of Ghent?

300

Battle of New Orleans

When was 1815?

300

Ban on foreign trade.

What is an embargo?

300
He was a brave Native American leader who attempted to unite tribes against the US government.

Who was Tecumseh?

300

Court case that upheld the power of the federal government to regulate trade between states.

What was Gibbons v. Ogden?

300

Washington sent his Chief Justice John Jay to Britain to negotiate this agreement in 1795.

What was Jay's Treaty.

400

Thomas Jefferson elected?

When was 1800?

400

An act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.

What is a precedent?

400

He led troops in the Battle of New Orleans.

Who was Andrew Jackson?

400

Court case that ruled the states had no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders.

What was McCullough v. Maryland?

400

These 2 state resolutions claimed that each state has an equal right to judge for itself whether a law is constitutional.

What are the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?

500

US purchases the Louisiana Territory?

When was 1803?

500
Jefferson's economic idea of "let do".

What is laissez faire?

500

This Congressman represented the ideas of the South.

Who was John C. Calhoun?

500

Court case that gave Supreme Court power to decide whether laws passed were constitutional.

What was Marbury v. Madison?

500

This had the Spanish allow Americans to ship their goods down the Mississippi River through New Orleans.l

What is the Pinckney Treaty?

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