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Mid-Term Review
Dawes Act:
Forced Native Americans to conform as Americans
They would only be considered a citizens if they weren't part of a tribe
It's forcing them to assimilate.
They were forced to own land
Had to follow all American laws
William Jennings Bryan and Bimetallism
Nominated by Democratic in 1896 Presidental Election
Backed bi-Bryan
At Democratic Convention he gave "cross of gold" speech- said by not adding silver to U.S currency, the government was making the people suffer as Jesus Christ on the cross (with throns upon his head)
Republic William Machinery won the 1896 election and it was the end of populism and bi-metallism
Chinese Exclusion Act
Limited number of Chinese immigrants to the U.S. (1882-1943)
Goal of the Populist Party:
Greenbacks-paper money; printing more paper ...
The seasonal songs popular in western music, especially in conjunction with the Christmas season, known as carols, have a rich and complex history full of tradition and controversy in the realms of both sacred and secular music. The concept of singing carols to celebrate holidays developed during the 13th century in France, although what was to be...
From 1763, Americans had only to be convinced that an arbitrary ruler- whether Parliament or King-was violating their inherent rights, to feel that rebellion was justified. This conviction was bred in them by the series of events that occurred between 1763 and 1776. The language used to protest the British Acts was legal, and political. But the pri...
Period: 5 2/20/14 Chapter 12 Section 4 One American's Story -Nicholas Biddle was it will be well educated, elite person from a powerful Philadelphia family. -He was the president of the second national Bank of the United States and Jackson believed that it was a monster corruption. Jackson vowed that he would destroy the bank. Mr. Biddle's Ban...
The definition of Manifest Destiny reads as: "The belief in the 1840's in the inevitable territorial expansion of the United States, especially as advocated by southern slaveholders who wished to extend slavery into new territories." This explanation was transcribed from the World Book Encyclopedia's dictionary. It is directly evident that from...
Chancellorsville is considered to be General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory; his cunning military tactics brought a loss to the North, defeating General Joseph Hooker's army which was almost twice the size of his. Dividing his army up several times, he drove the Federal army from the battlefield and brought a great victory to the South. I...
