Benefits Of Pinckney's Treaty

The Judiciary Act of 1789 deemed the decision of Marbury vs. Madison unconstitutional because the court’s power comes from the Constitution, not Congress. Consequently, as a result of this decision Judicial review was established, which meant that the Supreme Court could strike down unconstitutional. It made an huge impact on the future role of the Judicial Branch because it gave them the power to declare laws or decision passed by other courts unconstitutional, they could take part in the government. It also balanced the system of the checks and balances to limit the authority of the legislative branch. ________________________________________________________________________________ PRIMARY SOURCE: Pinckney's Treaty TASK: Explain the geographic and economic benefits of Pinckney’s Treaty? In the 1800, more than one million settlers lived between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Majority of the western settlers were farmers. Many of the farmers relied on the Mississippi river to transport their crops to the port at New Orleans. However, at that time, Spain controlled the Mississippi and New Orleans and they had threatened to close the port to …show more content…
Secondly, the tension between France and Britain were on the raise and a war was expected. Therefore, Napoleon needed money, which was why he agreed to sell the entire Louisiana Territory. However, a Constitutional dilemma arose because the Constitution did not state that the President could buy land from a foreign country. Nevertheless, that was soon resolved when he argued that the President did have that right because they could make treaties. The Senate approved the treaty and Congress quickly voted to pay for the

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