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Whiskey Rebellion
After the revolutionary war began, the United States goverment faced a small-scale revolution, by some of its own citizens. As the previous war, taxes were the main cause. -
Marbury v. Madison
The commisons were not delievered before the expiration of Adam's term as president. Thomas Jefferson refused to honor the commisions, claiming that they were invalid, because they werent deliverd by the end of Adam's term. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the union, by buying land from France, to their war. Jefferson paid 60$ million dollars for 828,000 square miles west of the missippi river. -
Non-Intercourse Acts
In the last days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the United States Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non Intercourse Act of March 1, 1809. This Act lifted embargoes on American shipping except for those bound British or France ports. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen & America's desire to expand it's terriory. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a doctrine that sent Europe away, and it stated that America would use force if Europe wanted to stay. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
was a landmark descion in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
