Territory

fighting over slave territory. This was important because they already had conflict going on, this act only fueled it. The Louisiana Purchase was an overall victory for America, obtaining about 530,000,000 acres for less than three cents an acre. After the French took over the land from Spain in 1762, America didn't know when or if Napoleon would pull out of the…

was created regarding how new territories would decide their slavery status. Westward expansion impacted the development of sectionalism from 1820-1850 in the United States politically due to Manifest Destiny, a harmful ideology that drove white Americans into the West in the first place, the Missouri Compromise, an amendment prohibiting the use slaves above the Louisiana Territory line, and the Wilmot Proviso, which further tried to prohibit slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico.…

Mussolini became the “Italian prime minister from 1922 to 1943, and was one of the first 20th century fascist dictators” (Ecyclopaedia Britannica). Mussolini, also known as the Duce which translates to “The Leader” in Italian, sought to expand Italy’s territory as well as make Italy a hegemony among the other world powers. Bernhard makes a powerful statement that “it was [Mussolini’s] regime, not Nazism, that set the standard for right-wing dictatorships in Europe and beyond” (620). Adolf…

However, the citizen of present-day colonies/ territories like American Samoa and Guam don’t get the same right as American citizens, even though they are born on American soil. I believe that citizens of their colonies should have the same rights and privileges. Article 4 of the constitution, Section 3 Clause 2: Property Clause, states “The Congress shall have the power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property…

When William C. C. Claiborne was first appointed as the governor of the Territory of Orleans of Louisiana in 1804, he had quite the resume. He had previously served as a member of Tennessee’s House of Representatives, as a judge of Tennessee’s Supreme Court, and as a governor of the Mississippi Territory. In fact today, Claiborne can be referred to as a Founding Father of the states of Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Claiborne had met and befriended the Secretary of State, Thomas…

The first half of the twentieth century gave rise to the independence and decolonization of the British Caribbean territories, which was largely made possible due to the independence awarded following the Haitian Revolution in 1804. When Haiti’s thirteen year rebellion finally culminated in its recognition as a separate, sovereign country, this became the catalyst for revolution throughout the region, included North and Latin America. Slavery would be officially abolished in the British Colonies…

living in U.S. territories are underrepresented. This can be seen by the fact that citizens living in U.S. territories are not allowed to vote. According to an article by Hunter Schwarz on the Washington Post, dated March 9, 2015 “Residents of America 's island territories can 't vote because the Supreme Court found in a series of early 20th century decisions that they belonged to the United States but were "not a part" of the United States. The decisions also found the territories were…

“The federal government promised that their land would remain unmolested forever, but as the line of white settlement pushed westward, ‘Indian Country’ shrank and shrank.”2 Oklahoma officially became a state in 1907, and Indian territory slowly disappeared. The Trail of Tears is now a National Historic Trail in loving memory of those who lost their lives and loved ones during the tragic removal of the Native Americans. Our nation as one was formed on the words “all men are created…

One hypothesis for duetting is the joint territory defense hypothesis which suggests that birds use duets so that the pair can defend their territory against rivals of the same species. Another hypothesis is mate-guarding in which a member of the pair duets in order to keep same-sex rivals away from their mate. A third hypothesis is the acoustic…

William Henry Harrison was the oldest president of his time and served the shortest time in office, thirty-two days. Harrison was sixty-eight when he went into office and died a month later, becoming the first president to die in office..William Henry Harrison was the ninth president, and although he was not president for long he had accomplished many things throughout his life. Before his presidency, Harrison became well known as an Indian fighter and military hero. He also served in the Senate…