Northwest Territories

Throughout time America has changed as a whole, however, the main principles each American shares has stayed the same. The ideologies each American shares can be categorized into four main groups; Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural. Socially, Americans are rebellious and get what they want, this is demonstrated when they break apart from Britain even though they are out-powered. Politically, Americans believe in democracy and a government that protects freedom and the rights to all.…

Americans moving out west, which in the 1770’s and 1780’s meant to places like Ohio and Indiana that were not states yet. The government managed to set up rules for these settlements in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which set up a system for eventual statehood. But most importantly, it forbade slavery in these territories. Other than that, the Articles of government was a flop. The very thing that made it so ineffective threatened to screw up any attempts at new government. This was the…

The War of 1812 was fought between America and Britain from June 1812 to December 1814. This conflict was centralized to North America, ranging from American invasions of Canada to naval battles. Both sides had their prominent victories, including the successful American defense of New Orleans and the British invasion of Washington D.C. The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, ended the war. The treaty declared that the two nations would return to pre-war relations, including trade…

Throughout the Post Classical era (600 C.E - 1450 C.E), there were several powerful conquests and religious influences across Eurasia. Historical terms such as Pax Mongolica and Dar al-Islam refer to two of the most influential groups in the Post Classical Era, the Mongols and the Islams. Reasonable minds will differ, but I think the most important and influential development during the Post Classical Era was Pax Mongolica. This condensed essay will provide persuasive evidence from many sources…

During this time, the dynasty was located just East of Lo-lang right along the Gobi desert to the just west of Kashia, and then the territory looped back around right west of Lanzhou, and then down merely south of Hanoi. The former Han dynasty existed from 206 B.C.E, to 8 B.C.E. The Han are known for many things including building a canal from the yellow river to the northwest Chinese capital, The “Salt, and Iron Debate”, and their Confucian transformation. This pattern described previously is…

Though the issue of slavery was, for the most part, left on the political backburner from 1776 until about 1840, it remained hotly contested in the minds of a large number of Americans and would eventually intensify to the point of launching the nation into a Civil War. These economic, social, and political developments between Northern and Southern states planted the seeds of what would eventually become the single bloodiest war in American history. In 1619, a Dutch trade ship arrived at…

combating the influence of the Quadruple Alliance, that the United States and Great Britain could make a joint announcement that there would be no more colonial rule in Latin America and neither the United States nor Great Britain would take additional territories in the Americas. The opportunity to make a joint statement with Europe’s leading power excited Jefferson, Madison, Calhoun, and initially Monroe; however, Monroe decided against the alignment after talking with Adams. Adams reasoned…

The year of 1776 in U.S. history is usually remembered as the year that the United States of America officially became an independent nation and issued it’s famous document, the Declaration of Independence. At the time, the nation was just the original 13 colonies. Something that often gets left out of historical studies during this year, are the things that transpired west of the 13 colonies. In Claudio Saunt’s, West of the Revolution, he discusses what most people neglect: what was going on in…

in Philadelphia. The Articles didn '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…

because it allowed in settlers to establish themselves and helped spread the increasing population. This also allowed the Ordinances of 1784, proposed by Thomas Jefferson, divided the western territory into self-governing districts, which could petition Congress to become a state. It was the first organized territory of the United States, from lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains, between British Canada and the Great Lakes to the north and the Ohio River to the south. Also the Ordinance of…