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Which U.S. Supreme Court case is called the “National Bank” case?  In his written opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall declared that “the power to tax is the power to destroy.”

The southern climate and soil was very conducive to cotton production.  Which of the following states was not one of the primary producers of cotton?

By 1840, about what fraction of the U.S. population lived west of the Mississippi River?

Choose the sentence with the correct word order in each situation.

During this period in American history, art and literature was considered “Romantic.”  Who best represented a radical departure from this?

Which president “declared war” on Nicholas Biddle and the National Bank?

As the market economy expanded because of the transportation revolution, agriculture began to specialize and become more commercial.  Cotton was the primary commercial crop in the South. According to the notes, what was the primary commercial crop in the North during this time?

What was the last name of the last person to run for President of the United States as a member of the Federalist Party?

The Erie Canal, built in 1825, connected New York with ____________________________________.

Which is a more expensive and less efficient form of transportation?