government was setting up The Bureau of Indian Affairs. With this as well the US army established an outpost in Oklahoma to prepare for the relocation of the Cherokee and Choctaw tribes to the new established Indian Territory. This was all set up in 1824 and really got the ball rolling with Indian removal. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was set up by the department of the interior and their main goal was to oversee the administration and the management of the land set aside for the Natives. The bureau
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Thomas Jefferson and Slavery in Virginia At the bottom it was slavery that divided Virginia along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Most members of the convention have agreed with the opinion of the distinguishing delegate‚ James Monroe‚ that “if no such thing as slavery existed.. the people of our Atlantic border‚ would meet their brethren of the west‚ upon the basis of a majority‚ of the free white population.” But slavery existed‚ largely as an eastern institution; and it demanded protection from mere
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"Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War. First Voting Rights Amendment Abolitionism: The militant effort to do away with slavery. It had its roots in the North in the 1700s. It became a major issue in the 1830s and dominated politics after 1840. Congress became a battleground between pro and anti-slavery forces from the 1830’s to the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln: Alamo: in 1835‚ Americans living in the Mexican state of Texas fomented a revolution. Mexico lost the conflict‚ but not before
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AP US HISTORY FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS SINCE 1971 I. Colonial Time 1607 - 1775 1. Puritanism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Apply this generalization. (74) 2. In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? (83) 3. Between 1607 and 1763‚ Americans gained control of their political
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States. He also wrote the bonus bill that would have laid the foundation for a nationwide network of roads and canals but President James Madison vetoed it. Calhoun served as United States Secretary of War. He was a candidate for the presidency in 1824. He
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History essay Due: 13/6/11 To what extent did city life improve in Victorian Britain? In Victorian Britain life was busy and overcrowded because of the industrial revolution. During this time people who live in villages moved to cities and coal was found in Wales. The coal that was found led to new factories and more jobs. Life in a industrial city included transport so people could get around and not have to walk everywhere‚ education for younger children and adults to led to better
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1607 Jamestown Va founded Virginia company founded by Captain John Smith. 1620 Mayflower Compact Plymouth founded 1619 House of Burgesses founded 1628 John Winthrop 1622 John Rolfe 1630 MA Bay Colony founded by John Winthrop 1632 Pequot war starts 1634 Maryland Colony founded 1636 Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams expelled 1637 Anne Hutchinson expelled 1638 Pequot war ended 1651 Navigation Act 1649 Maryland Toleraction Act 1639 Fundamental Orders of CT 1675 King Philips War
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Romantic Dates: 1800-1900 1. What was going on historically during this era? What was life like? Profound Political and Social changes going on; many moving into cities for work. Renewed interested in expressing emotion through music. 2. Does romantic music continue to use the same forms used in the classical era? No 3. Explain the Individuality of style. Composers wanted their music to be uniquely identifiable to them. They worked hard on self-expression. 4. What are the expressive aims
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How great a role did the abolitionists play in ending slavery in the British West Indies in 1834? The abolitionists played a very vital role in the abolition of the slave trade and the abolition of slavery itself. The movement to end slavery began in 1823 with the formation of the Society for Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery and the efforts continued with the Agency Committee formed in 1831.There were other mitigating circumstances which also favored the abolitionists such as the Reform
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John C. Calhoun‚ Daniel Webster‚ and Henry Clay were all considered political giants who dominated the Pre-Civil War era. They were strong legislators and politicians‚ all taking a position in the House of Representatives and US Senate at some point in their lives. Each one was also Secretary of State and a great public speaker. Henry Clay was never elected president‚ but he still managed to have a tremendous impact over the country. He represented Kentucky in the Senate and the House of Representatives
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