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Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which increased production of cotton greatly. -
Fletcher v Peck
It showed that the national government > state government. -
James Madison Gets Elected
James Madison becomes president of the United States/marks beginning of Era of Good Feelings. -
Adam-Onis Treaty
The Adam-Onis Treaty gave Florida from Spain to the US. -
McCulloch v Maryland
A decision by the Supreme Court that established that states cannot tax national government. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It was important because it set up a line where states on the north are slave states and states on the south are free states. It further divided free and slave states. -
Monroe Doctrine
A statement addressed to the Europian area that stated that the US wouldn't try to interfere in over there if the Europians didn't interfere in the west. -
Gibbons v Odgen
Established that states cannot control interstate commerce more than the national government. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes and New York City -
Andrew Jackson Gets Elected
Andrew Jackson gets elected. He was an American war after defeating the British in New Orleans in the Battle of 1812.
