The Louisiana Purchase was a significant event of monumental proportions in the history of the United States. From the French perspective, just why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana territory to the Americans? It cannot be understated just how important the Louisiana Purchase was to the United States. The territory utterly transformed the nation over the …
At the turn of the 19th century the United States signed a treaty with massive ramifications. Just why was the Louisiana Purchase important and what impact did it have on the United States? The Louisiana Purchase was a significant treaty in 1803 where the United States purchased the entire Louisiana territory from France for $15 …
Chief Justice John Marshall issued several of the most important Supreme Court decisions during his tenure from 1801-1835. His 1810 decision in the Fletcher v. Peck case is among those with the greatest historical significance. Fletcher v. Peck centered around the Contract Clause of the Constitution (Article I Section 10 Clause I). In his decision …
A question that academics and scholars often ask is: just how did Andrew Jackson win the election of 1828? Andrew Jackson was anything but your ordinary politician. Raised on the western frontier and military hero of the important 1815 Battle of New Orleans, Jackson was quick-tempered, unyielding, and physically imposing. Jackson’s ultimate victory over John …
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One of the most important events in the history of the United States was the rise of Andrew Jackson to the presidency. Jackson’s victory and its enormous effects on American society was ultimately the true significance of the election of 1828. The 1828 election is considered one of the dirtiest in US history, similar to …
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a monumental piece of legislation in United States history that had numerous causes. The act itself gave President Andrew Jackson the authority to negotiate the removal of all Native American Nations to the west of the Mississippi River. Eventually this policy led to the dreadful forced removal of …
In 1830 Congress passed one of the most significant laws regarding Native Americans in United States history. The effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 would prove devastating for the indigenous population and their way of life. In the election of 1828 Andrew Jackson won on a promise to solve the “Indian problem.” One …
In the early 1830s the Supreme Court decided two monumental cases involving the Cherokee Nation. The true significance of the second case, Worcester v. Georgia, lies in the aftermath of the Court’s ruling and what it led to for the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation was included among the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes” located east …
Several early Supreme Court cases helped to define federalism in the early years of the United States. One of the most influential cases was Gibbons v. Ogden, the impact of which can still be felt in the present day. When John Marshall became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801, little did the nation …
One of the most influential Supreme Court cases in the early United States involved the controversial Second Bank of the United States in 1819. The profound impact from the ruling spells out exactly why McCulloch v. Maryland is so important. When the state of Maryland attempted to lay down a revenue-generating tax on the Baltimore …
The War of 1812 is often one of the most overlooked wars in US history, along with the treaty bringing it to an end. From a historical perspective, why is the Treaty of Ghent important and what long term results did it bring? Early on in the War of 1812 the United States struggled militarily …
Following the War of 1812 there remained but one territory along the eastern seaboard that did not belong to the United States: Florida. Just what is Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 and how did it relate to Florida and the American west? For years following the American Revolution the United States attempted to purchase the Spanish …
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