Tariff of Abominations and Erie Canal

a 363-mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York

• Erie Canal

• Great Lakes

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River

What was the economic impact of the Erie Canal?

•  increased the ability of nationwide trading, lowered shipping costs and linked regions of the country together.

• It served no impact economically.

• It only helped with cultural diffusion

What president was a huge supporter of the Erie Canal?

• John Quincy Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The Tariff of 1828 or Tariff of Abominations helps the economy of the Northern industrialized states. Consumers are more likely to buy the cheaper American products.  The South was furious. Why?

• Southern states traded with European countries.  Cotton is exported to Europe and the South buys luxury items (manufactured goods) from Europe.

• They were jealous of the North making more money

• Foreign goods were less expensive.

What are canals used for?

• irrigation

• travel

• shipping

This case presented a major issue that challenged the Constitution: Does the Federal Government hold sovereign power over states? The proceedings posed two questions: Does the Constitution give Congress power to create a bank? And could individual states ban or tax the bank? The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government.

• McCullough Vs. Maryland

• Gibbons Vs. Ogden

• Marbury Vs. Madison

Aaron Ogden had a license from the State of New York to navigate between New York City and the New Jersey coast. Ogden found himself competing with Thomas Gibbons, who had been given permission to use the waterways by the federal government. After the State of New York denied Gibbons access to the New York Bay in between New York and New Jersey, he sued Ogden.

The case went to the Supreme Court, and Chief Justice Marshall's opinion carried out the clear original intent of the Constitution to have Congress, not the states, regulate interstate commerce

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• McCullough Vs. Maryland

• Marbury vs. Madison