Foreign Affairs
Domestic Affairs
Court Cases
War of 1812
Modernization
100

This purchase expanded the Executive office's implied powers while also doubling the size of the U.S.

Louisiana Purchase

100

This event challenged the ability of the federal level to enforce taxes

Whiskey Rebellion

100

This late night event led to the famous Marbury v Madison case - establishing Judicial Review

 Adams Midnight Appointments

100

This city was burnt by British forces during the war

D.C.

100

This person created the Cotton gin, which actually helped increase slavery instead of reducing its need

Eli Whitney

200

This document made the U.S. the police force of the western hemisphere, instructing Europe to stay out

Monroe Doctrine

200

This act allowed the President to deport non-citizens accused to anti-American values and actions in response to the XYZ Affair

Alien & Sedition Acts

200

This court case clarified that congress does have implied powers

McCulloch v Maryland

200

This was the city Ft. McHenry was in, where the National Anthem was wrote

Baltimore

200

This person is coined with the American System

Henry Clay

300

This treaty was seen as a major flop for failing to address impressment, however, the British did agree to leave American soil

Jay's Treaty

300

These were two precedents established by Washington in his Presidency

Presidential Cabinet ; Two Terms

300

This Act established the Federal Court System in 1789

Judiciary Act of 1789

300

This battle happened after the treaty, propelling Andrew Jackson to fame and future Presidency

Battle of New Orleans

300

This political party rose in this era, believing in a strict interpretation of the Constitution

Democrat-Republican Party

400

This President shut down the U.S. international trade with his Embargo Act in a major disaster

Jefferson

400

This controversial topic led to the creation of Washington D.C. as a bargaining chip in negotiations

Establishment of a National Bank

400

This court case clarified only the federal government could regulate Native American Tribes - not states This Act established the Federal Court System in 1789

Worcester v Georgia

400

This Treaty ended the War of 1812, changing little but freeing trade

Treaty of Ghent

400

This watersystem connected New York to the Midwest

Erie Canal

500

This event led to the need for U.S. industrialization to prevent a reliance on foreign goods, propelling the U.S. to begin its rise to a world superpower

War of 1812

500

This court case established the federal right to regulated interstate commerce

Gibbons v Ogden

500

This man was a supreme court justice, striking cases such as the establishment of judicial review

John Marshall

500

This is the author of the National Anthem

Francis Scott Key

500

These were the first workers of the Lowell factory system

Lowell Girls