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  1. Andrew Johnson Provokes the Radical Republicans
    date 1865 to 1867map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Government, Politics, Race Relations, Constitution

    Johnson was impeached for violating a number of laws, but was acquitted. He attempted to accomplish a number of things while trying to get former Confederate states back into the Union, but he did so in an improper manner. In 1868 the House of Representatives brought Andrew Johnson on trial for violating the Tenure of Office Act. According to The New York Times article, "The President's Future Course,"...

  2. Reforming "The Bend"
    date 1888 to 1897map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Urban Society, Urban-Life/Boosterism, Government, Progressive Reformers

    "Where Mulberry Street crooks like an elbow within hail of the old depravity of the Five Points, is "the Bend," foul core of New York's slums." These words, written by Jacob A. Riis in his groundbreaking 1890 work, How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York, describe a desolate corner of the urban decay that characterized New York's Lower East Side in the late 1800s. Riis, a...

  3. The U.S. Congress Creates the Department of the Interior
    date March 3, 1849map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Native-Americans, Government

    The idea of the formation of a U.S. Department of Interior laid in the back of the mind of the U.S. Congress since the ratification of the Constitution in 1789. However, in the months following the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, the proposal reasserted itself as the federal government and its responsibilities expanded enormously. As a result, in the second session of the 30th Congress on...

  4. Governor Claiborne Remembered 23 Years After Death...
    date January 20, 1840 to August, 1840map ORLEANS, Louisianatags New Orleans, Government, Politics, Urban Society, Governor Claiborne, Law, Urban-Life/Boosterism, War, Battle of New Orleans

    All the earth stood silent on December 20, 1803, as the Mississippi territorial governor rode in on the streets of New Orleans. Beautiful women adorned the balconies that hung over the Place d' Armes. Each country, represented by its own amount of officials and military, watched as the France flag descended and the American flag ascended succinctly down the pole, meeting halfway to acknowledge...

  5. Transportation of US Mail Between Baltimore and Philadelphia
    date 1825map BALTIMORE, Marylandtags Government, Migration/Transportation

    On January 29th, 1825, Postmaster General John McLean wrote a letter to Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, explaining the horrible traveling conditions that had to be endured to carry the mail between Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. McLean discussed the horrendous traveling circumstances during the winter and spring seasons when crossing the different rivers...

  6. A New Home for Sex in New Orleans
    date July 11, 1892 to December 31, 1897map ORLEANS, Louisianatags African-Americans, Government, Race Relations, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    In 19th century America, many men enjoyed the services of prostitutes but disliked prostitution. This ironic dichotomy was very evident amongst the upper class men of New Orleans, and it heavily influenced the future landscape of the city. With a 'not in my backyard' view of prostitution, the wealthy males of New Orleans, although many were clients of prostitutes, did not want their homes and families...

  7. A Fractured Cherokee Nation Fights Removal
    date December 29, 1835 to December 31, 1838map INDIAN LANDS, Georgiatags Native-Americans, Government

    The conflict over the lands of the Cherokee tribe (more commonly referred to as the Cherokee Nation) sat on the forefront of U.S. politics once the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act on May 28, 1830. However, when the Ridge Party, a breakaway pro-removal group of the Cherokee Nation, signed the Treaty of New Echota with U.S. treaty commissioners J.F. Schermerhorn and William Carroll on December...

  8. A Mayor Improves Baton Rouge
    date 1899map EAST BATON ROUG, Louisianatags African-Americans, Government, Politics, Race-Relations

    In the summer of 1899, Robert A. Hart, the mayor of the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana, along with a small band of progressive citizens persuaded local property owners to approve a sequence of bond issues in order to improve the area. One of the issues cost 200,000 and paid for a new city hall, a new school, and paving of certain roads. Other issues went towards making new schools and hospitals and...

  9. Alligators Protected to Improve Economy
    date April 26, 1890map PLAQUEMINES, Louisianatags Agriculture, Economy, Government, Politics

    In April of 1890, the Police Jury of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana made the decision to prohibit the further killing of alligators. This decision was unfortunate for the fashion industry, as purses, reticules, traveling bags, and footwear were all accessories that could be made out of alligator hide. Apparently, it was fashion's mandate to do so. In Louisiana and Florida, their abundance of alligators...

  10. African American Voters Assaulted for Registering to Vote
    date March 28, 1896map ST LANDRY, Louisianatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Government, Politics, Race-Relations

    The African American voters of St. Landry parish were unable to vote. However, this inability to vote was not because it was illegal for African Americans to do so. Three hundred armed white men were standing in front of the registry office in the town of Palmetto in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana to prevent them from registering to vote. After the armed men left, a few African Americans had managed...

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