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What were the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase?
Cause: France needed money, Jefferson wanted to expand US. Effect: Doubled the size of the US, opened new lands, increased US power.
What were the causes and effects of Marbury v. Madison?
Cause: Dispute over a judicial appointment. Effect: Established judicial review, strengthened the Supreme Court.
What were the causes and effects of the Embargo Act of 1807?
Cause: To avoid war with Britain and France. Effect: Devastated the American economy, increased smuggling.
What were the causes and effects of McCulloch v. Maryland?
Cause: Maryland attempted to tax the national bank. Effect: Upheld the national bank's constitutionality, affirmed implied powers.
What were the causes and effects of Gibbons v. Ogden?
Cause: Dispute over steamboat operation rights. Effect: Affirmed federal power over interstate commerce.
What were the causes and effects of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Cause: Federalist desire to suppress dissent. Effect: Increased unpopularity of the Federalists, contributed to their decline.
What were the causes and effects of the decline of the Federalist Party?
Cause: Unpopular policies, Alien and Sedition Acts, death of Hamilton. Effect: Rise of Democratic-Republicans, Era of Good Feelings.
What were the causes and effects of the War of 1812?
Cause: British impressment of sailors, trade restrictions. Effect: Increased American nationalism, decline of the Federalist Party.
What were the causes and effects of the rise of abolitionism?
Cause: Religious and moral opposition to slavery. Effect: Increased sectional tensions, contributed to the Civil War.
What were the causes and effects of the end of the National Bank (1811)?
Cause: Jefferson vetoed its renewal, weakening Federalists. Effect: Economic instability, need for a new national bank later.
What was the significance of the Election of 1800?
Marked a peaceful transfer of power from the Federalist Party to the Democratic-Republican Party.
What was the Louisiana Purchase (1803)?
The U.S. bought 828,000 square miles of land from France, doubling the size of the country.
What was the Embargo Act (1807)?
Prohibited American ships from trading in foreign ports, damaging the US economy.
What was Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review.
What was McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
Supreme Court case upholding the constitutionality of the national bank and establishing implied powers.
What was Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)?
Supreme Court case protecting private contracts from state interference.
What was Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?
Supreme Court case affirming federal control over interstate commerce.
What was Cohens v. Virginia (1821)?
Supreme Court case establishing the Supreme Court's authority to review state court decisions.
What was Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?
Supreme Court case recognizing tribal sovereignty.
What was the Abolition of International Slave Trade (1808)?
The act prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Leader of the Federalist Party, advocated for a national bank and strong central government.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Leader of the Democratic-Republican Party, favored states' rights and an agrarian economy; 3rd President.
Who was John Adams?
2nd President of the United States, Federalist.
Who was James Madison?
A leader of the Democratic-Republican Party, 4th President of the United States.
Who was John Marshall?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, strengthened the power of the federal government.
Who were Lewis and Clark?
Explorers commissioned by Jefferson to map and explore the Louisiana Purchase.
Who was William Marbury?
Appointed as a justice of the peace by President Adams, his suit led to Marbury v. Madison.
Who was James Monroe?
5th President of the United States.
Who was John Quincy Adams?
6th President of the United States.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
7th President of the United States.