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State v. Federal Power
Federalists to Dem-Republicans
Regional Differences
Early Industrialization
Monroe/Jackson
100

This interpretation of the Constitution argued that the federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed in the Constitution and was generally supported by the Democratic-Republicans and later the Democrats.

What is Strict

100
The acquisition of a large piece of land by President T. Jefferson that went against his usual strict interpretation of the Constitution.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
100
The Region of the US that was the most industrialized.
What is the North or Northeast
100

The part of the country where Textile factories began to develop during early industrialization.

What is the North or Northeast

100

This foreign policy warned European nations against establishing new colonies or interfering in the affairs of independent nations in the Americas.

What is the Monroe Doctrine

200

This interpretation of the Constitution allowed the federal government to expand its powers using the Elastic Clause and was generally supported by the Federalists and later the Whigs.

What is Broad

200

Opposition to this war helped weaken the Federalist Party, especially after New England Federalists criticized the conflict and held the Hartford Convention.

What was the War of 1812?

200
The region of the country that was considered the bread basket of the US and provided a majority of the food for the country.
What is the West or Midwest
200

This transformation connected Northern factories with Western and Southern farms through advances in agriculture, industry, and transportation.

What is the Market Revolution 

200

This law authorized the federal government to relocate Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to territory west of the Mississippi River.

What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

300
The part of the Federal government who had the power to interpret the laws of both the States and whole country and determine if they were Constitutional.
What is the Supreme Court
300
This is a representation of the peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democrat-Republicans.
What is the Revolution of 1800 or the Election of Thomas Jefferson
300

The part of the country that was dependent on enslaved labor

What is the South

300

This invention helped to connect the North and South and allowed the South to meet the demand of raw materials needed in Northern Textile factories.

What is the Cotton Gin

300

This period of increased national pride and unity followed the War of 1812, as the United States gained international respect after defending itself against Britain.

What is Era of Good Feelings

400
A supreme court case that determined a Law passed by Congress to be unconstitutional and gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison
400
This outlawed trade with all foreign countries and was another example of Jefferson and the Democrat-Republicans switching their Strict Interpretation of the Constitution to Broad.
What is the Embargo Act
400

This economic plan proposed included protective tariffs, a national bank, and federal funding for roads and canals to connect the North, South, and West.

What is American System

400

This invention increased communication and helped to improve business production.

What is the Telegraph

400

This crisis began when South Carolina declared federal tariffs unconstitutional and threatened to nullify them.

What is Nullification Crisis? 

500
A supreme court case that increased the power of the Federal government and ruled that a National Bank was constitutional.
What is McCulloch v. Marland
500

This conflict occurred when French officials demanded bribes from American diplomats, leading to the famous response, “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!”

What is XYZ Affair

500

An issue debated between the North and South. The North favored it because made foreign products more expensive and encouraged people to buy American products.

What are Tariffs

500
A transportation route that connected New York to the Midwest and helped improve industrialization and migration.
What is the Erie Canal
500

Andrew Jackson opposed this institution because he believed it favored wealthy elites and gave too much economic power to a small group of private bankers.

What was the Bank of the United States?