Northwest Ordinance

Promotion for Agriculture, the author wants to reach out to the farmers and show that people need to “honor” the plough, be thankful for this invention that they were able to farm their own land and that they were giving land grants such at the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. (Document…

Write an essay in which you evaluate three challenges to the United States as a new nation and give specific examples of how different people addressed these challenges. As a new Nation, Unites States had several challenges in its development. One of them is the economy when people had controversial opinions about what the government should look like and who should be in charge, territory issue which includes the debates about the amount of territory the country should occupy and especially the…

After the long and dreadful American Revolution was over, it was a time to rejoice and celebrate, but, however, though the thirteen colonies were free from Britain’s tyranny; it was also time to establish themselves as a respectable and stable country. This required America to form a new government, which is known as the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of the Confederation were America’s first form of self-government. Though the articles of confederation were in some cases successful.…

The Pender Vs Parker case was first brought to light when there was an opportunity for the Omaha Nation to legally tax the all liquor sales throughout the Omaha Tribal Reservation. In 2006, the Omaha Nation Tribal Council elected to tax and regulate liquor sales on the reservation to help stimulate economic development. The tribe’s liquor regulations require licenses for the businesses that sell alcohol and a 10 percent tax on alcohol purchases. A group of retailers sued in federal court in 2007…

During the first half of the 19th century the United States grew dramatically in power and geographical size. The United States firmly believed in the idea of manifest destiny , and that the nation was destined to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. Once travelers began arriving, the population significantly increased. However, this caused many problems with the United States government and created unrest across the country. The westward movement during the first half of the 19th…

From its formation in the late nineteenth century to its downfall in the 1940s, Portland’s Japantown, or Nihonmachi, has served as a safe haven for many Japanese immigrants searching for opportunities in the Pacific Northwest (Katagiri). Because Oregon was a common place for the Japanese to enter the United States, many of the immigrants chose to stay in Portland (Sakamoto). Portland’s Japantown was characterized by flourishing business, schools, and a strong sense of community. Furthermore,…

It is evident in the difference between what they had to say at the end of the war and what they had to say three years later. In the Chickasaw Chiefs' message to Congress at the end of the war that they had high hopes for repairing their relationship, despite the assistance they had given the British (Doc. C). However, three years later, it is obvious that the Americans had no intention of reconciliation. In a speech at the Confederate council, one Indian said "It is now more than three years…

't include anything about slavery but since it never stated anything, at this time it was believed to be legal. The western territories were free from the federal gaining power because of the Articles of Confederation. In the year 1787 the Northwest Ordinance was approved which allowed the western territories to sale, survey and…

southern, they had great government, and the biggest factor that played role in their success was money as they had all industries in northern side they had great income of money . After the Civil war Thomas Jefferson decided to authorized the Northwest ordinance, and prohibit the slavery in…

sectional strife between the North and the South. Document A shows that the action taken by the North to emancipate its slaves set up the fight later to come; The actions taken by these Northern States and the prohibition of slavery throughout the Northwest Ordinance showcased growing opposition to slavery in the North. As a result when slavery became the major issue many correlated…