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Northwest Territories 1800–18
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Northwest Territories 1800–18
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The Northwest territories existed as a legal entity between 1787 and 1803, at which point Ohio was admitted as a state, and the residual lands became the Indiana Territory. Originally, the capital of the new territory was Vincennes but when, in 1809, the Illinois Territory was carved out to the... More
Overland Trails 1853–70
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Overland Trails 1853–70
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Before the construction of the Western railroad in 1869, it took an average of six months for pioneers and immigrants to travel from the American mid-west to California and Oregon. Lured by the promise of a better life (one diarist described California as ‘the land of gold and Italian skies’),... More
Parliamentary Representation after 1832
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Parliamentary Representation after 1832
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The British electoral system in the early 1830s was outdated, unrepresentative and highly prone to corruption and patronage. The electorate was a small percentage of the population, and the assortment of boroughs and counties varied massively in the size of the electorate they contained. Each county elected two members until... More
Parliamentary Representation Before 1832
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Parliamentary Representation Before 1832
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Dunwich in Suffolk was a thriving medieval town until it was inundated by the sea in the 14th century. But it still returned two MPs to the pre-Reform parliament, as did the seven electors of Old Sarum and Gatton respectively. Before ennoblement, the Duke of Wellington served as MP for... More
Politics of Emancipation 1862
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Politics of Emancipation 1862
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The First Confiscation Act, passed in August 1861, enabled court proceedings for the seizure of any Confederate property falling under Union control. This property would encompass slaves, but the Act did not specify that the slaves would then be freed, rather, they remained property, but in the custody of the... More
Politics of Emancipation: House Passes the Second Confiscation Act 11 July 1862
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Politics of Emancipation: House Passes the Second Confiscation Act 11 July 1862
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The first Confiscation Act was passed in July 1861, in the shocked aftermath to the Union’s humiliation at the first Battle of Bull Run. One explanation proffered for the unexpected military vigour of the Confederacy was the use of slave labour to free all whites to fight. The Act allowed... More
Politics of Emancipation: The Second Confiscation Act 17 July 1862
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Politics of Emancipation: The Second Confiscation Act 17 July 1862
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The Second Confiscation Act of 17 July 1862 was a law passed by the United States Congress during the US Civil War. It legalized the right of the Union to seize the land and property of disloyal citizens (the Confederates). It also made treachery a capital offence, punishable by death... More
Race Riots and Non-Violent Demonstrations 1865–1968
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Race Riots and Non-Violent Demonstrations 1865–1968
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After emancipation in 1865, southern states introduced laws (Black Codes), restricting black civil rights. These racially divisive laws, (known as ‘Jim Crow’) disenfranchised and subordinated blacks. There was a surge in violent white supremacist movements, such as the Ku Klux Klan. Until the 1958–68 Civil Rights movement, characterized by non-violent... More
Railroads 1850
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Railroads 1850
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By 1850, 9,021 miles (14,500 km) of railroad had been constructed in the northeast, with some lines laid towards the west. The federal government wanted to establish further railroads across the west, connecting the seaports of the Atlantic with the middle west and the Pacific seaboard. During the 1850s there... More
Railroads to the Pacific 1869–1914
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Railroads to the Pacific 1869–1914
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In 1862 Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, approving government funding for construction of a transcontinental railroad. The railroad would help improve trade links, and provide fast and efficient transportation to the newly settled Pacific coast. It would also open the US heartland for settlement. On 10 May 1869, three... More
Ratification of the Federal Constitution 1787–90
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Ratification of the Federal Constitution 1787–90
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Between 1787–1788, 16,000 elected delegates debated whether to provide ratification of the newly proposed Constitution. Outside this private arena, the public were being bombarded with leaflets, pamphlets and broadsides outlining the merits and demerits of the new constitution. The Federalists, who were pro more centralized government control and wanted the... More
Republican to Democrat 1928–36
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Republican to Democrat 1928–36
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Republican Herbert Hoover swept to victory in the American presidential election of 1928. The 31st president took office in 1929, the year the economy plummeted and the greatest economic depression in American history began. Hoover alienated his electorate as he was perceived as unsympathetic, with an ineffectual Federal government. Such... More