Tag: History
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Navajo Treaty of 1868
Navajo Treaty of 1868 in the United States Text of the Treaty Andrew Johnson, President of the United States of America ALL AND SINGULAR TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING: General W.T. ShermanWhereas a Treaty was made and concluded at Fort Sumner, in the Territory of New Mexico, […]
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Aldrich Plan
Aldrich Plan (1910) in the United States Following the near catastrophic financial disaster of 1907, the movement for banking reform picked up steam among Wall Street bankers, Republicans, and a few eastern Democrats. However, much of the country was still distrustful of bankers and of […]
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Aldrich Plan
Aldrich Plan (1910) in the United States Following the near catastrophic financial disaster of 1907, the movement for banking reform picked up steam among Wall Street bankers, Republicans, and a few eastern Democrats. However, much of the country was still distrustful of bankers and of […]
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Townshend Duties
Townshend Duties in the United States The Townshend Acts In 1767 the English parliament cut the British land tax, and, to balance the budget, Charles Townshend promised that he would tax the Americans to make up the difference. Taking advantage of the distinction the Americans had drawn […]
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Townshend Duties
Townshend Duties in the United States The Townshend Acts In 1767 the English parliament cut the British land tax, and, to balance the budget, Charles Townshend promised that he would tax the Americans to make up the difference. Taking advantage of the distinction the Americans had drawn […]
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Banking Regulations
Banking Regulations in the United States History: State and Private Attempts at Reform During the free banking era of 1837-1863 the federal government divorced itself from almost all attempts to regulate the banking system. Following the demise of the Second Bank of the United States in […]
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Banking Regulations
Banking Regulations in the United States History: State and Private Attempts at Reform During the free banking era of 1837-1863 the federal government divorced itself from almost all attempts to regulate the banking system. Following the demise of the Second Bank of the United States in […]
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Boston Teaparty
Boston Teaparty in the United States In 1773, Britain’s East India Company was sitting on large stocks of tea that it could not sell in England. It was on the verge of bankruptcy. In an effort to save it, the government passed the Tea Act of 1773, which gave the company the right to export…
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John Adams Dix
John Adams Dix in the United States John Adams Dix (1798-1879), American soldier and political leader, was born at Boscawen, New Hampshire, on the 24th of July 1798. He studied at Phillips Exeter Academy in 1810-1811 and at the College of Montreal in 1811-1812, and as a boy took part in the […]
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John Adams Dix
John Adams Dix in the United States John Adams Dix (1798-1879), American soldier and political leader, was born at Boscawen, New Hampshire, on the 24th of July 1798. He studied at Phillips Exeter Academy in 1810-1811 and at the College of Montreal in 1811-1812, and as a boy took part in the […]
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Restrictive British Policies
Restrictive British Policies in the United States Before the Independence of the United States Some measuers and facts include: Navigation Acts (1650s – 1770s): The Navigation Acts were an attempt by Great Britain to regulate and control trade within the British empire. The […]
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Restrictive British Policies
Restrictive British Policies in the United States Before the Independence of the United States Some measuers and facts include: Navigation Acts (1650s – 1770s): The Navigation Acts were an attempt by Great Britain to regulate and control trade within the British empire. The […]
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Whig Party History
Whig Party History in the United States History The following information about Whig Party is based on the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers. It is a continuation of the entry about […]
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Whig Party History
Whig Party History in the United States History The following information about Whig Party is based on the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers. It is a continuation of the entry about […]
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Broad Powers
Theodore Roosevelt’s Broad Powers in the United States Theodore Roosevelt swept into the White House (which he so named) under rather unfortunate circumstances; he had been vice-president under William McKinley, who was assassinated in September, 1901. Theodore Roosevelt (TR) made […]