National Public Lands Day

America, Roosevelt enacted the Square Deal, which was a policy where he had complete control of corporations, the ability to protect consumers, and the need to conserve natural resources. He initiated The Desert Land Act, which gave the federal government the authority to sell arid land at a low price, if the customer agreed to irrigate and cultivate

Over the year’s people have been upset over the fact that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducts round ups on the wild horses. Some people don’t like the use of the Helicopters, and believe each herd group should state with each other in the same holding pen. Then there are the Ranchers who believe after each round up the Mustangs and Burros shouldn’t be allowed back to the rangeland because they would end up grazing in their fields and leave nothing for their own animals. All these are good

On a day known as Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, will always be a day the people of the United States will always remember. The stock markets were increasing for a decade, when it had plunged on Black Tuesday. Some people had lost everything, from the houses they owned or their jobs to banks crashing, this became a depressing time, known as the Great Depression. At this time Herbert Hoover was in control, and he thought that eventually everything would be back to normal. When the crash of banks

representatives. America was still mostly unknown land that was begging to be explored, so that brought on the talk of expansion. While there was people populating certain areas, the issue of who could stay there was in full effect. Slavery was at its peak, leading to abolitionists planning the end of it. Democracy came to be by the people having their voices heard and fighting for what they believed in. A concern of creating a democracy was strengthening national security. This could be done by populating

Casey Green 1 09/13/11 SPC 100 Section 14 The Great Debaters This film focuses on being a confident and decisive person in life, through passionate and informed topics. Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners.¹ After watching this film it does strike a cord of wanting to be able to reach out to others and share my own opinions in a strong, confident

points that needed to be said but people were too afraid to say. I believe the strongest points in this speech was, “one day this nation will rise up”. Meaning the nation will overcome slavery and discrimination. “We will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will, be free one day.” This part of the speech is stating that if they stand as one there will be an impact. No matter what happens they will

During the election of 1824, there were five candidates for the president. The election of 1824 was the fall of the Federalist Party that never would rise to power again. All the candidates were Democratic-Republican, but that didn’t seem to weigh heavily on the outcome of the election of 1824. The two front runners were John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson that would be decided by the House of Representatives because of the Twelve Amendment to the Constitution states the House will decide by majority

Mahon 1 Erin Mahon AP American Government Mr. White February 16, 2015 Preserving America Beautiful foliage, rare animals, and natural wonders exist within the United States because they are protected and desirable. Unfortunately, in the modern world, there is less focus on how to improve and protect the environment. The focus has been shifted towards how to get the most out of the environment. An environmentalist would frown upon the industrial mannerisms that current policy has been backing.

The installment of the Second National Bank(SNB) into the American Economy was a response to the economic damage caused by the War of 1812. Chartered by James Madison in 1816, the goals of the SNB were to lower inflation, create a steady economy, and assist the government in loaning money out, but also borrowing money when needed(4). During the SNB’s twenty year life, it helped raise the economy to new heights, and was a tool used towards national prosperity. Notorious for his indian removal policy

Republican ticket with William McKinley. However, following the assassination of McKinley, Theodore took the role of president on September 14, 1901. President Roosevelt then won the 1904 election with his Vice President, Charles W. Fairbanks, in a land slide victory, earning over fifty percent of the popular vote and seventy percent of the electoral votes (“Theodore”). His term ended on March fourth, 1909. The most commonly associated factor with President Roosevelt was his “Big Stick Policy.” He