Legislation

Native American Policies

 * Interactions disputes between Natives and White settlers i.e Jamestown vs. Chief Poawahatan started in the 1600's
 * Western expansion 1670's i.e Bacon's Rebellion
 * French and Indian War 1754 - 1763 Fight over western land in 3 phases
 * Battle of Fallen Timbers - 1791 Greatest Indian victory against Whites leading to the treaty of Greenville
 * Indian Removal Act 1830 - 5 Civilized tribes forced west by U.S gov.
 * Trial of Tears - 1830's Harsh journey to the unwanted destinations
 * Worcester vs. Georgia 1832 - Marshall's ruling free of authority of state gov. claiming only federal gov. has that power
 * Dawes Act 1887 - Tribal land was made independent


 * 1) **Child Labor Laws** (1916) Protected children from the powers of the corporations.
 * 2) **Espionage Act** (1917) Law arrested any one who spoke out against the cause of World War I
 * 3) **Agricultural Marketing Act** (1929) First step to set prices in farmed goods so that they would not go into debt.
 * 4) **The New Deal** (1932) Created by FDR to help the nation from the Great Depression.
 * 5) **AAA (**1933) Passed to help farmers settle tot he prices of their goods so that they would not go into debt.
 * 6) **NRA** (1933) An agency that created codes to help industrial workers have a fair amount of working hours and good wages.
 * 7) **Social Security Act** (1935) Let the elderly retire while providing jobs for the younger generation.
 * 8) **Indian Reorganization Act** (1934) Helped indian regain their land.
 * 9) **Japanese Relocation Camps** (1942) Americans began locking up all Japanese Americans who might have been involved in the Pearl Harbor attack.
 * 10) **Chinese Exclusion Acts Repealed** (1943) Americans were working with the Chinese to fight off the Japanese, relationship between the two nations improved greatly, so the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed, and Chinese immigration started again.
 * 11) **National Security Act** (1947) Tied the navy and military together and created the CIA. Gave the president more power.
 * 12) **NATO** (1949) Feeling threaten by the USSR expansion, America and many other countries developed an alliance.
 * 13) **Truman's Fair Deal** (1945) The aid for African Americans and better services in health and education for the people but congress greatly disagreed.
 * 14) **Taft-Hartley Act** (1947) Made the joining into a union much harder for workers.