Legislation

All Policies

 * 1787 Northwest Ordinance: a law governing west settlement; abandoned ten districts established in 1784 that was divided between three and five territories
 * 1899 Open Door Notes: a policy made to assure that if many nations are attempting to take control of land in China they wont interfere with each other
 * 1909 16th Amendment: authorized an income tax by Congress
 * 1913 17th Amendment: gave the power of electing the state senates directly to the people rather than having the state legislatures nominate them
 * 1919 18th Amendment: prohibited the production and sale of alcohol
 * 1920 19th Amendment: gave women the right to vote
 * Alien Sedition Acts
 * New Frontier
 * Great Society
 * Kansas Nebraska Act
 * Stamp Act
 * Quatering Act
 * Judiciary Act
 * Tea Act
 * Navigation Act
 * League of Nations
 * 15th Amendment
 * Civil Rights Act
 * Indian Removal Act
 * National Bank Charter
 * Neiutrality Act
 * Sherman Anti-trust
 * New Deal
 * Fugitive Slave Act
 * Louisiana Purchase
 * Emancipation Proclamation
 * gulf of tonkin
 * compromise of 1850
 * league of nations
 * Townshend Act
 * containment
 * 3/5s compromise
 * dred scott decision
 * United Nations

Native American Policies

 * 1828 Indian Removal Act: They were relocated from Florida and Georgia and brought to Oklahoma because white settlkers wanted to expand westward.
 * 1871 Indian Appropriations Act: Congress added this act to end the recognition of more Native American tribes that are independent nations and also prohibiting any more treaties
 * 1887 The Dawes Act: This act gave each family 160 acres of farmland out of the reservartions, each land owner had abandoned thir tribal practice and adopted characteristics of most other Americans, and the surplus of land w3ould be provided to white settlers. Althoguh this seems very generous this was in fact benefiting the United States because was a sneaky way for the U.S. government to "Americanize" them and make them more civilized.
 * 1924 Snyder Indian Citizenship Act: granted american citizenship to all Native Maericans born int he United States which was about 1/3 of them, many others have already applied for citizenship
 * 1934 Wheeler Howard Reorganization Act: This act gave unused land back to the Indians and also authorized theiir right to start businesses. Also it provided elected tribal councils which would restore their tribal power. THis act is kind of like a reverse of the 1887 Dawes Act.
 * 1953 Termination Policy: It divided property amongst all tribal members which forced them to pay taxes to the government. The government also relocated many Indians into cities where there were available jobs, but ended benefits provided by the government like educaiton, and welfare.
 * 1968 Indian Civil Rights Act: This act was applied to the Indian tribes in the United States to allow them many of the rights mentioned in the Bill of Rights.