Journal 1 - Who is and Who isn’t a Status Indian? The Indian Act of 1876 had many different parts to it and how it affected the lives of First Nations people very negatively. The notion to shift from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society affected how the First Nations women were viewed. This shift in power meant change for the women with their status as First Nation because if they married a European settler they and their future children would lose status‚ while a European woman who marries
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Election of 1828 Andrew Jackson was our 7th president from 1829 to 1837. In Jackson’s first election his supporters were bitterly disappointed‚ by the government unfortunately denying Jackson the presidency by the House of Representatives. He wanted to be the direct representative for the common man in America. The reason why Andrew Jackson presidency was so significant was because he won the popular vote by appealing to the common people. Unlike other people at that time Jackson ran for president
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Critical Book Review Robert Remini’s Andrew Jackson Robert Remini’s biography of Andrew Jackson is a book with only 225 pages‚ probably the shortest biography on Jackson written. This book is a great book for high school or college level students. When reading this book you may come to the conclusion that Remini is a fan of Jackson‚ he summaries Jackson’s life from childhood to his death‚ greatly focusing on his achievements and talking briefly about his failures. Remini used quite a bit of
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Chapter 2 : The Indian Contract Act 1872 Definition Sir Frederic Pollock - “Every agreement and promise enforceable at law” According to Sec 2(h) “An agreement enforceable by law Agreement – Every promises and set of promises forming consideration for each other. Essential Elements of Valid Contract Minimum Two Parties – one party has to make an offer and other must accept it. Offer & Acceptance – There must be an offer and acceptance to the offer‚ resulting into an agreement. It should
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through Agreements: The Indian Act and Canadian Treaties In modern society the question of why the aboriginal population receives benefits often arises. Much of today’s youth does not understand that the Native American people were often stripped of their rights in the past in order to gain these advantages. Two main incidents were established in the Aboriginal history‚ the first was the treaties that spread across Canada and the second incident was the Indian Act of 1876. The main difference
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A] Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 The Contract Act serves as a Mother Act. The Contract Act has a direct link with most other Acts. Whenever two or more people want to establish a relation between/amongst them‚ there is a need for a contract: Sale of Goods Act (buyer-seller relation)‚ Partnership Act (principal-agent relation)‚ Negotiable Instruments Act (debtor-creditor relation) and so on. Key takeaways: • A contract is any promise or set of promises that are made by one person to another in return
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Until the late 1400’s‚ Europeans did not know the existence of the two American continents ( North and South America ). To the European explorers‚ exploring the other side of the Atlantic was like exploring an entire different world‚ hence the name- the New World. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead‚ he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain‚ France and England began sending out conquistadors
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civilized society. So there is no need of Law in a uncivilized society. Why Should One Know Law ? One should know the law to which he is subject because ignorance of law is no excuse. Introduction to Indian Contract Act Definition of a Contract :- Sec. 2(h) of the Act defines the term contract as "An agreement enforceable by law is a contract”. Flow of the definition :- Contract Agreement Promise Accepted proposal Proposal/offer Contract
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Born in North Carolina in 1808 to impoverished parents‚ Andrew Johnson had no formal education. He became a tailor’s apprentice at age fourteen. He later moved to Greenville‚ in eastern Tennessee‚ where he established a thriving tailor shop and went into local politics. Andrew Johnson was a lifelong Democrat and slave owner who won a place alongside Abraham Lincoln on the 1864 Republican ticket‚ in order to gain the support of pro-war Democrats. Their election
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Indian Contract Act 1872 Indian Contract Act 1872 is the main source of law regulating contracts in Indian law‚ as subsequently amended. It determines the circumstances in which promise made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them. All of us enter into a number of contracts everyday knowingly or unknowingly. Each contract creates some right and duties upon the contracting parties. Indian contract deals with the enforcement of these rights and duties upon the parties. The
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