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Tariff of 1816
Notable as the 1st tariff passed by Congress with an explicit function of protecting US manufactured items from overseas competition. The Tariff of 1816 was introduced to safeguard American industries from the threat of being virtually wiped out by the relatively cheap imports. The Tariff of 1816 helped level the playing field for American businessmen. -
McCulloch v Maryland
The state of Maryland passed legislation to impose taxes on the bank. James W. McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the bank, refused to pay the tax. The state appeals court held that the Second Bank was unconstitutional because the Constitution did not provide a textual commitment for the federal government to charter a bank. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820. It allowed Missouri to become the 24th state in the United States. he Compromise was important for US history as it helped to regulate slavery and was one of the contributing factors towards the American Civil War. -
Gibbons v Ogden
A landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held the power to regulate interstate commerce. T. Gibbons, a steamboat owner, opposed the extensive fees required to navigate his steamboats in the waters of New Jersey and New York.
Despite having a federal coastal license, Gibbons had to pay substantial fees to operate his business. Gibbons tried challenging the law, but the New York courts continually ruled out of his favor, granting a monopoly license to Aaron Ogden. -
Tariff of Abominations
Residents of the South believed the tax on imports was excessive and unfairly targeted their region of the country.
The tariff, which became law in the spring of 1828, set very high duties on goods imported into the United State. And by doing so it did create major economic problems for the South. -
Indian Removal Act
he Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. -
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Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico. The Mexican government believed the United States had instigated the Texas insurrection with the goal of annexation. Only the province of Texas succeeded in breaking with Mexico, establishing the Republic of Texas, and eventually being annexed by the United States. -
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Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was one such incident involving an unstable currency and financial system resulting in a lack of confidence in both government and the banks. An independent treasury system emerged when President Andrew Jackson transferred in 1833 government funds from the Bank of the United States to state banks. -
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Mexican War
The Mexican-American War, waged between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, helped to fulfill America's "manifest destiny" to expand its territory across the entire North American continent. The war stemmed from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (U.S. claim). -
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Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. Advertised as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". Held in Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days attracting widespread attention, it was soon followed by other women's rights conventions.
