Political leaders
This man was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he increase the power of the judicial branch significantly
Who is John Marshall?
This man created the Cotton Gin, which increased the demand for slaves
Who is Eli Whitney?
This 1809 law replaced the failed Embargo Act, reopening trade with all nations except Britain and France.
What is the Non-Intercourse act?
The fear of mob rule, sparked in part by Shays' Rebellion, was a major concern for the Federalists, and their opponents accused them of overreacting during this later "rebellion" that Jefferson was involved in.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This famous court case ruled that Marbury had a right to his commission, but that the Court had no authority to order Madison to deliver it
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This Virginian was committed to growing and developing the western lands and enabled white settlers to acquire farms from the public domain more easily
Who is William Henry Harrison?
These young, nationalistic members of Congress from the South and West pressured President Madison to declare war on Britain in 1812.
What are the War Hawks?
The Supreme Court asserted its power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional by ruling against part of this earlier legislation.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
The rebellion was a protest by farmers against high taxes, economic hardship, and aggressive debt collection following the Revolutionary War, highlighting the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and contributing to the movement to write a new U.S. Constitution.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This is the action of forcing men into the army/navy
What is Impressment?
This man challenged Hamilton to a duel and killed him
Who is Aaron Burr?
As a wealthy Bostonian and leading member of the Sons of Liberty, this "King of the Smugglers" was so high on the British hit list that his capture was an objective of the Redcoats' march on Lexington and Concord.
Who is John Hancock?
The 1803 decision in this case, presided over by Chief Justice John Marshall, established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
A major battle of the War of 1812 fought on January 8, 1815, where American forces under General Andrew Jackson decisively defeated a larger British army.
What is the Battle of New Orleans
This prohibited American ships from leaving the United States and heading to any foreign port
What is the Embargo?
Africans in Santo Domingo (inspired by the French Revolution) revolted under the this black leader.
Who is Toussaint L’Ouverture?
This Bostonian organizer of the Committees of Correspondence famously declared, "The liberties of our country and the freedom of our civil constitution are worth defending against all enemies".
Who is Samuel Adams?
This act, which followed the repeal of the Stamp Act, declared that Parliament had the right to make laws for the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever".
What is the Declaratory Act?
A 1811 conflict between U.S. forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison and a Native American confederacy led by Tenskwatawa, brother of the Shawnee leader Tecumseh
What is the Battle of Tippacanoe?
This convention reasserted the right of nullification and proposed seven amendments (to the Constitution to protect New England from the growing influence of the South and West)
What is The Hartford Convention?
This Native American tried to unite all the Indians of the Mississippi Valley to resist white western expansion
Who is Tecumseh?
This lawyer argued that American students should be educated with nationalistic thoughts thoughts
Who is Noah Webster?
This 1807 act banned all foreign trade in an attempt to protect American ships and pressure Britain and France, though it severely damaged the U.S. economy instead.
What is the Embargo Act?
An Indian uprising against British expansion after the French and Indian War, involving attacks on British forts in the Ohio Valley
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
Following the failure of American diplomacy in 1797, this incident involving a bribe demanded by French agents led to an undeclared naval war with France.
What is the XYZ Affair?