Warm Up
Pick up Federalist Timeline
worksheet and 1.02 handout
15 minutes to complete and turn
in Federalist Timeline WS
Goal 1.02
Analyze the political freedoms available to the
following groups prior to 1820; women, wage
earners, landless farmers, American Indians,
African Americans, and other ethnic groups.
Abigail Adams:
• As the first lady, she encouraged her
husband to consider the rights of
women- “Remember the ladies” was
her plea to Adams as he considered
new legislation.
Women
• Could not own property or vote
• few roles/jobs outside the home
• Formed clubs (reading groups,
church organizations, antislavery
groups, social welfare.)
Native Americans
•The general policy of the United States was
to forcibly remove them from their lands and
push them west.
•Tecumseh – a Native American who united
many tribes in their efforts to stay strong.
•Opposed moving from their land
•Native Americans had NO political rights or
protections.
•Major conflict between white settlers and
Native Americans were settler’s claim to the
land
Landless White Men
•Since they did not pay taxes on land, most
could not vote.
•Least political power in America between 1789
- 1820
•Typically indebted to a landowner for most of
their lives.
•Jefferson supported their rights, but not until
Jackson would universal MALE suffrage be
realized.
African Americans
• There were a small number of free
Africans in the US.
• Most worked as apprentices or
dockhands in northern states.
• Their voting rights varied by state
but they were never a political
issue until the 1850s.
Slavery
•Slavery was a regional
institution (southern &
western)
•The invention of the cotton gin
by Eli Whitney increased the
need for slaves in the south.
•1808 – Slave trade was
outlawed, but slavery
continued to grow….
Free Write
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SMNYivhGsc
From the video we learn that the invention of the
cotton gin increase the number of slaves in the U.S.
even though the slave trade was illegal. Do you think
that the cotton gin is an invention that hurt society
more than help. Why?
• Thomas Jefferson believed slavery
was a “necessary evil” – he thought
it was morally wrong, but
economically necessary for the
south.
• Slaves had NO rights (ex. voting,
ownership, civic freedoms)
Marbury v. Madison:
• On the last night Adams was in office, he
began appointing federalists judges- James
Madison (Demo/Repub) did not deliver all of
the appointments.
• W. Marbury did not receive his appointment
so he went to the Supreme Court to
challenge Madison’s actions….
• The Supreme Court ruled in Madison’s favor
and as a result established the principle of
judicial review.
Cases expanding the
authority of the Supreme
Court
• Marbury v. Madison (1803) gave the
Court the power of judicial review.
Courts could overturn laws passed by
congress.
• Cohens v. Virginia (1821). State courts
must submit to federal jurisdiction.
Federal Gov. stronger than state gov.
Marbury v. Madison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwciUVLdSPk
FREE WRITE
Describe 2 things that came out of the Election of
1800.
Cases expanding the powers of
Congress:
• McCullough v. Maryland (1819) upheld the
right of Congress to charter a national bank
and be free from taxation by a state, thus
putting into national law the doctrine of
implied powers.
• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) gave the national
government control over interstate
commerce by ruling invalid a steamboat
monopoly
Cases weakening the power of the
states:
• Fletcher v. Peck (1810) established the
principle that state laws were invalid
when in conflict with the Constitution and
that contracts must be upheld.
• Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) -By forbidding the state legislature to alter
the college charter, Marshall established
the principle that charters were contracts
which could not be impaired.
Closure
Complete Marshall Court Decisions
worksheet.