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American System (1816) | Henry Clay's program calling for a protective tariff, a national bank, and the internal improvements such as roads and canals. |
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the second B.U.S and the supremacy of the federal government over the states. |
Tariffs of 1816, 1824, 1828 | Congress increased the tax on imported goods in order to protect American industries (manufacturers). |
Missouri Compromise (1820) | Missouri became a slave state, and slavery was banned north of 36° 30, N. latitude in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase. |
Monroe Doctrine (1823) | The U.S warned European nations to stay out of the Americas. |
Indian Removal Act (1830) | Eastern Indians tribes were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River. |
Nullification Crisis (1832-1833) | South Carolina nullified the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 and threatened sucession. |
B.U.S. War (1832-1837) | President Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill to recharter the national bank and removed federal deposits from the bank. |
Westward expansion | Texas, Oregon - 54° 40' or Fight!, Mexican War, Wilmont Proviso- proposal to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Mexican Cession, and Gadsden Purchase - southern Arizona and New Mexico - southern railroad. |