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John Marshall Serving as Chief Justice
John Marshall served as Chief Justice in 1801 and continued until his death in 1835. He was for a strong federal government and insisted on having a "sancity of contracts." He wanted a national economy and wanted the federal law to be more powerful than the superior law. He gave the Constitution more rights with the national government. -
Bank of the United States Closes
Under James Madison, the Bank of the United States expired and independent banks were able to print their own money. SOme favored having a national bank, like Clay, while others wanted to have private states banks. The national bank was shut down in 1811 -
Bank of the United States is Reestablished
Because some people did not like the private and state banks, Congress reopened the Banks of the United States. They believed that having a national bank would help show where money should go throughout the nation and help with how they run the bank. -
Tariff of 1816 Approved
The Tariff of 1816 was a protective tariff that was part of the American System. They taxed the people, so that they were able to build new roads and canals. They taxed many manufactured goods and war materials. This tariff was also called the Dallas Tariff and was the first tariff that Congress passed on the people. To help workers and industries, they began using federal power, which they used to dislike and go against. -
First Seminole War
In the end of 1817, the Seminole War began and ended in 1818. The Seminoles were a group of American Indians from Georgia and parts of Florida. They did not work well with the white settlers and wanted Spain to sell Florida to the US. Andrew Jackson was the general who led the troops to Florida to stop the Seminoles. He did not want them there and wanted to stop the Spanish forts. http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/sem_war/sem_war1.htm -
Adams-Onís Treaty Signed
When this treaty was passed Spanish claims through the Pacific Coast of Oregon were ended. The British ended up taking over Oregon, but in 1818 the British and the US decided to share the territory. People aslo refer to this treaty as the Florida Treaty and it was signed in Washington.
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was maqde by Henry Clay in 1820. The states were divided between slave states and anti-slave states. As Missouri entered this, they became a slave state and the country was divided. A line was drawnacross the country and the southern states were slave states, while northern were free states. Missouri Compromise -
Maine Separates from Massachusetts
In 1820, Maine decided to separate from Massachusetts. They came into the Union and became the 23rd state to enter. They didn't want to be a slaves state and decided to switch over to a free state. Maine would be considered a free sate as long as Missouri was a slave state. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/maine-enters-the-union -
James Monroe Reelection
The election of 1820 was the 9th presidential election and James Monroe was reelected. The election over one month and went from November 1, 1820 to December 6, 1820. He was a Democratic-Republican. He won the election by recieving almost all of the electoral votes. When he was elected nationalism swept throughout the country. James Monroe 2nd Presidential Election -
Denmark Vesey is Killed for Plan
In 1822, Denmark Vesey planned a slave revolt to seize Charleston, South Carolina. Missouri was blamed for this plan because they apparently motivated him to go through with this. The revolt never occurred because Charleston found out about it and arrested Vesey. He was then killed, by being hung, with 34 others. -
The Monore Doctrine
The policy was that European monarchies could not be involved with the American republics. At the time of this being wrritten it didn't have any significance, becasue the Americans did not have an army to uphold the doctrine. In the 1890's this was not the case as the Americans sent large amount of soldiers to the Latin American countries. http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=23 -
End of Gibbons vs Ogden Case
There were many cases during Marshall's time, but in this one Marshall decided against a steamboat monopoly that New York presented. This belonged tothe federal government becvause Marshall though it was a "commerce." http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1824/1824_0 -
American Renaissance
The American Renaissance began in the 1830s, but didn't hit its peak until 1876 and went through 1917. During the American Renaissance James Fenimore of New York became the first American to have a career of a novelist. Biggest novel was a series known as The Leatherstocking Tales. There were many other writers that have spured up during this time after James.
