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Federalism
This was the first era of American Federalism -
Nationalist Against Supporters
They faced off against supporters of states rights. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The bank dispute. -
Nullify
SC legislators voted to remove taxes -
Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected president. -
Fort Sumter
Shots rang out of Fort Sumter, this continued for 34 hours. -
Fort Sumter Surrendered
On April 14th For Sumter surrendered to the confederate forces. -
Civil War division
The US was devided by the Civil War -
Confederacy Surrendered
Confederacy surrendered and the Union was restorred. -
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Population
The population doubled. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act to regulate the railroad industry. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to prevent monopolies, or the exclusive control of a good/service in a particular market, and to encurage fair compitition in all industries. -
United States v. E.C. Knight Company
The Court ruled that a combination of sugar refining companies operated locally, they couldn't be regulated by the national government. -
The Big Crash
The American stock market crashed, creating te Great Depression -
Economic Crisis
An economic crisisled to another expansion of the authority of the national gov't -
The Great Depression
Roosevelt responded with a plan to bring immediate releif. -
Contract with America
The congressional elections ran with a political message they called the Contract with America. -
The Great Society Program
President Johnson further expanded the powers of he national gov't with the Great Society program. -
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Grants
Grants for subsidized housing/ urban renewal increased $212mill. in 1964 to more than 1bill. in 1970. -
Medicaid
Congress authorized funds for states to set up Medicaid, a program that provides free health care for poor people. -
Political Leaders
Many political leaders worked to reverse this trend by returning authority to state gov'ts. -
Ronald Regan
President Ronald Regan supported returning th epower to the states. -
Monopolies Shutdown
The Sherman Antitrust Act was used to break up a number of large monopolies, including that of the American Tobacco Company.
