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“Manifest Destiny” is the idea that Americans had a “God-given right” — a divine right — to expand across the continent, from the east coast to the west coast, from “sea to shining sea,” planting democracy, capitalism, and Christianity along the way.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) was a landmark Supreme Court case in which Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of judicial review, granting the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

Francis Marion — the Swamp Fox — was an officer in the South Carolina Militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Sullivan's Island, waged guerilla warfare on Loyalist and British forces, and fought at the Battle of Eutaw Springs. After the war, he served in the South Carolina Assembly.

Key facts about the Battle of Marks' Mill (aka Action at Marks' Mills).

At the Battle of Marks' Mill (aka Action at Marks’ Mills), Confederate soldiers captured "a large number" of blacks and pro-Union Arkansans who they subsequently "inhumanly butchered."

John Marshall (1755–1845) was a Founding Father, an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, a congressional representative from Virginia, Secretary of State, and 4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Maryland Campaign (1862) — also known as the Antietam Campaign — was Robert E. Lee's First Invasion of the North, during the Civil War. The campaign failed, Lee returned South, and President Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The campaign included the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day of fighting in the war.

The Massachusetts Government Act was one of five laws enacted by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. Collectively, the acts are known as the Coercive Acts, or the Intolerable Acts.

The Massachusetts Government Act was one of five laws enacted by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. Collectively, the acts are known as the Coercive Acts, or the Intolerable Acts.

APUSH Definition — George B. McClellan (1826–1885) was an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War. Although McClellan was popular with his men, he clashed with President Abraham Lincoln. He is most well-known for running against Lincoln in the 1864 Presidential Election as the candidate for the Democratic Party.

Major General George Brinton McClellan, General-in-Chief of all U.S. armies from November 1, 1861 to March 11, 1862, also commanded the Army of the Potomac from July 25, 1861 to November 5, 1862, and was the Democratic Party's candidate in the presidential election of 1864.

John A. McClernand was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Union general who Ulysses S. Grant relieved as commander of the Army of Tennessee prior to the surrender of Vicksburg.

Key facts about John A. McClernand, an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Union general who Ulysses S. Grant relieved as commander of the Army of Tennessee prior to the surrender of Vicksburg.

Major General Alexander McDowell McCook, who served as a divisional and a corps commander with the Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland, was a member of the “Fighting McCooks,” fifteen family members who served the Union during the American Civil War.

Key facts about Major General Alexander McDowell McCook, who served as a divisional and a corps commander with the Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland during the American Civil War.

Famous frontiersman, scout, and Texas Ranger, Benjamin McCulloch was a Confederate brigadier general who was killed at the Battle of Pea Ridge. 

Facts about Confederate General Benjamin McCulloch who died at the Battle of Pea Ridge in 1862.

The Battle of McDowell was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on May 8, 1862. The outcome of the battle was a Confederate victory.

Irvin McDowell was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War and a career army officer. He commanded the Army of Northeastern Virginia during the First Battle of Bull Run.

APUSH Definition — General Irvin McDowell (1818–1885) was an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War.