Economic Systems
This system allows individuals to own businesses and compete with little government interference.
What is free enterprise?
This case established that states could not tax federal institutions.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This federally funded road requested by Ohio helped connect the East and West. The building of it was interrupted by the war of 1812.
What is the National Road?
This agreement kept the balance between free and slave states in 1820.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This frontiersman helped open Kentucky to American settlement including helping clear the Wilderness Road.
Who is Daniel Boone?
An economic system based on private ownership and the investment of capital to make a profit.
What is the capitalist system?
This case strengthened federal control over interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
These waterways improved trade by linking rivers and cities. Since most rivers run North/South, these ran East/West.
What are canals?
This statesman proposed a plan including tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements. He also came up with the idea for the Missouri Compromise.
Who is Henry Clay?
This Mexican priest led a revolt against Spanish rule in 1810.
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
This system emphasized interchangeable parts and mechanization in manufacturing.
What is the American System (of manufacturing)?
This case ruled that states could not interfere with private contracts.
What is Fletcher v. Peck?
This inventor developed the first successful steamboat.
Who is Robert Fulton?
This president issued a foreign policy warning Europe to stay out of the Americas.
Who is James Monroe?
Relations with this country became tense as they lost control of parts of Florida along with other colonies in the Americas.
Who is Spain?
A method of production where goods are made in large quantities in centralized locations.
What is the factory system?
Chief Justice John Marshall helped expand federal power through decisions like this one involving a national bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Canals made shipping goods faster and cheaper during the early 1800s and this part allowed ships to move uphill.
What are locks?
This policy declared the Western Hemisphere closed to European colonization.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This president served during the “Era of Good Feelings" and before sectionalism started to become stronger in different parts of the United States.
Who is James Monroe?
This inventor’s use of interchangeable parts greatly advanced American manufacturing. His invention of the cotton gin expanded cotton plantations in the South as well.
Who is Eli Whitney?
These court cases generally increased the power of the federal government over the states.
What are Marshall Court decisions?
These young women worked in New England textile mills in the early 1800s.
Who were the Lowell girls?
This political debate centered on whether new states should allow slavery.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This senator was considered the voice of the South.
Who is John C. Calhoun?