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Events 2
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Court Cases
100

President that came up with Monroe Doctrine

James Monroe

100

1803, doubled the size of the territory controlled by the United States government

Louisiana Purchase 

100

Political party that favored a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution; favored the creation of a national bank; led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams

Federalists 

100

an official ban on trade with another country 

embargo

100

set the precedent of judicial review and gave the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional

Marbury v. Madison 

200

First President of the United States, urged against political parties and foreign alliances 

George Washington 

200

Political party that favored limiting the extent of the power of the federal government and supported strict interpretation of the Constitution; promoted agriculture; did not want a national bank; led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Democratic Republicans 

200

banned trade with European countries

Embargo Act

200

to force someone to serve in another countries military 

impressment

200

Only the federal government has power to regulate interstate commerce. Federal government’s power reinforced

Gibbons v. Ogden 

300

President that purchased the Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson

300

farmers in western Pennsylvania resisted efforts by the federal government to collect taxes on whiskey. The rebellion culminated in 1794 with an attack on a tax collector’s home. When efforts to negotiate with the rebels failed, Washington organized and led a militia force to put down the uprising.

Whiskey rebellion 

300

laws that targeted immigrants. Immigrants had to wait to become citizens and could be removed from the country or jailed if they were disloyal or if they said or wrote anything false or harmful about the government.

Alien and Sedition Acts

300

A foreigner, someone from another country 

Alien

300

States cannot claim to have power over the federal government. Federal government is upheld as the supreme law of the land

McCullough v. Maryland 

400

Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President Adams, set precedent of judicial review in the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison,  set precedent of judicial review establishing the Supreme Courts authority to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

John Marshall

400

Stated that European countries could no longer colonize North or South America 

Monroe Doctrine

400

American independence was solidified with the winning of the War of 1812 followed by a period of heightened American patriotism and unity known as

The era of Good Feelings

400

Supreme court's power to look at laws passed by Congress and decide whether or not they are constitutional 

Judicial Review

400

What was the cause of Marbury v. Madison?

Jefferson ordered Madison not to deliver Adams’ last-minute judicial appointments

500

Wife of a President, saved the painting of George Washington from the White House before it burned down 

Dolly Madison

500

peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 and restored relations between the U.S. and Britain to pre-war status.

Treaty of Ghent
500

Explain why the manufacturing capabilities of the United States increased as a result of the War of 1812

The British blockade of the American coast created a shortage of cotton cloth (previously American cotton was shipped to Britain where it was turned into cloth, then sent back to America) in the United States, leading to the creation of a cotton-manufacturing industry.

500

speech or action that is negative about your country that makes people want to rebel

Sedition

500

What was the cause of Gibbons v. Ogden? Why do the sue in the first place? 

Steamship operators fought over shipping rights on Hudson River in both New York and New Jersey