McCulloch v. Maryland

Marbury v. Madison

Gibbons v. Ogden

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Local governments gave people the right to freely practice their beliefs.

The Northwest Ordinance provided an outline to expand the number of churches.

The federal government provided money to encourage the growth of churches.

Passage of the First Amendment gave people the freedom to practice their beliefs.

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

Public trial by a fair and impartial jury

Freedom of religion, speech, and the press

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

The value of free enterprise to earn a profit

The significance of scarcity in business

The importance of equal pay for equal work

The need for competition in the market

John Brown used the newspaper to recruit people to his antislavery cause.

William Lloyd Garrison used the newspaper to push for the emancipation of all enslaved people.

Frederick Douglass used the newspaper to help end the practice of slavery.

Harriet Tubman used the newspaper to recruit people to assist escaped enslaved people.

American warships were captured at sea and forced to fight for Britain.

American merchant sailors smuggling goods to Europe were imprisoned in Britain.

American merchant sailors were impressed into naval service to fight for Britain.

American warships sailing from European ports were boarded and impounded in Britain.

She was a leader in the fight for the abolition of slavery.

She led a reform effort to improve working conditions in factories.

She was a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage.

She led a reform effort to improve care for the mentally ill.