Court Cases and other terms
Significant because it affirmed the federal government's authority to regulate interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons vs Ogden
President who signed the Indian Removal Act and opposed the Bank of the United States.
Who is Andrew Jackson
This was to encourage American industry with a protective tariff, foster a national currency with a new Bank of the United States, and use federal funds for internal improvements like roads and canals.
The practice of a new president rewarding his political supporters and friends with government jobs
What is the "Spoils System."
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who strengthened the federal government's power.
Who is John Marshall
Developed a steamboat capable of traveling against the current.
Who is Robert Fulton
This was intended to prevent European powers from interfering with and colonizing nations in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
This earned the nickname "Tariff of Abominations" from southerners because it primarily benefited Northern manufacturers at the expense of Southern farmers.
What is the "Tariff of 1828."
This forced Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, to move to areas west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830
Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
Who is Eli Whitney
This addressed the issue of slavery by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise of 1820
This refers to the forced march of Native Americans from their lands in the Southeast to Indian Territory.
What is the Trail of Tears
This began in the United States when Samuel Slater brought his knowledge of textile machinery from Great Britain.
What is the Industrial Revolution
He proposed the American System and the Missouri Compromise.
Who is Henry Clay
This was supported by John C. Calhoun, stated that states had the right to reject federal laws they deemed unconstitutional
What is the nullification theory.
The belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional ones.
What is Nationalism
Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, and Chickasaw
Who are the 5 Civilized Tribes
The production of goods in large quantities due to machinery.
What is Mass production.