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Treaty of Kanagawa
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-an 1854 treaty that, in the wake of a show of military force by US Commodore Matthew Perry, allowed American ships to refuel at two ports in Japan
-Ended Japan's two-hundred year period of economic isolation, establishing an American consulate in Japan and securing American coaling rights in Japanese ports. |
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William Seward
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-Secretary of State who was responsible for purchasing Alaskan Territory from Russia
-after the war was over in 1865, Seward organized a force and went down to Mexico to pursue the people that had defied the Monroe Doctrine. Napoleon realized this and took leave, leaving his puppet emperor to die. |
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Munn v. Illinois
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-an 1877 Supreme Court case that affirmed that states could regulate key businesses, such as railroads and grain elevators, if those businesses were "clothed in the public interest" - The Munn case allowed states to regulate certain businesses within their borders (intrastate), including railroads, and is commonly regarded as a milestone in the growth of federal government regulation. |
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Homestead Act
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-the 1862 act that gave 160 acres of free western land to any applicant who occupied and improved the property. -This policy led to the rapid development of the American West after the Civil War; facing arid conditions in the West, however, many homesteaders found themselves unable to live on their land |
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Morrill Act
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-an 1862 act that set aside 140 million federal acres that states could sell to raise money for public universities -public universities were founded to broaden educational opportunities and foster technical and scientific expertise. These universities were funded by the Morrill Act, which authorized the sale of federal lands to raise money for higher education |
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Exodusters
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-Afr. Americans who walked or rode out of the Deep South following the Civil War, man settling on farms in Kansas in hopes of finding peace and prosperity -fled because of racial oppression and rumors of the reinstitution of slavery. |
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Lone Wolf v Hitchcock
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-an 1903 Supreme Court ruling that Congress could make whatever Indian policies it chose, ignoring all existing treaties -gave government authority to create treaties |
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Battle of Little Big Horn
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-the 1876 battle begun when American cavalry under George Custer attacked an encampment of Sioux, Arapaho, and Cheyenne Indians who resisted removal to a reservation - Custer's force was annihilated, but with whites calling US soldiers to retaliate, the Native American military victory was short-lived |
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Chief Joseph
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-leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. -However, US troops came and fought and brought them back down to reservations |
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Frederick Jackson Turner
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-historian who argued that the frontier was what made America unique -The frontier provided a place for homeless and solved social problems. |
