Evolving America

Growing America

Today I will learn about more instances that shaped America

Multiple Choice

What was Marbury vs Madison

• A famous cooking show in the 1800s
• A popular dance craze in the 19th century
• A groundbreaking scientific discovery in the early 1900s
• A landmark Supreme Court case in 1803 that declared laws unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

What effect did the Erie canal have on America

• It facilitated trade and transportation, leading to economic growth and westward expansion.
• It caused a decline in trade and economic stagnation
• It led to increased conflict and division among states
• It had no impact on trade or transportation

Multiple Choice

Who invented the Steam boat

• Robert Fulton
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• Benjamin Franklin

This was another court case to help establish the Judicial Branch as well as tested the relationship between state and Federal Law

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​McCulloch v. Maryland

Background

In 1818, the state of Maryland legislature imposed a tax on the Maryland Branch of the Second National Bank. The National Bank was disliked since it competed with State Banks. The state legislators hoped it would shutdown the Maryland National Bank down. John McCulloch the federal bank's cashier did not pay the taxes the Maryland State law required. The state bank then sued the national bank for payment

Decision Outcome

The two questions asked
1. Does the congress have the right to create a Bank
2. Did the STATE of Maryland have the right to Tax a federal institution

Answer
The did have the right to create a bank and the state DID Not have the right to interfere in a federal buisness

Multiple Choice

Who won in the case of McCulloh v Maryland

• McCulloh
• Maryland
• John McCulloh
• Supreme Court

Missouri Compromise

The year is 1820 and Missouri wanted to join the US
The question at hand was does it join as a free state or a slave state

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You see prior to Missouri there had been an equal amount of slave and free states 11/11 and Missouri would upset the balance


The solution was that Missouri would join as a slave state and Main as a free state

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Dropdown

Main entered the United States as what kind of state​

Select answer

The last part of the compromise is that anything past the 36,30 line would ban slavery as well

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Monroe Doctrine

Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs

Open Ended

In your own words describe the Monroe Doctrine

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine

• John Quincy Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

What year was the Monroe Doctrine introduced

• 1776
• 1900
• 1790
• 1823