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Grant believed that the Native practice of free roam hunting and gathering was over. During Grant's presidency the "civilization" of Indians was a controversial issue. [6] Grant was the first President to advocate the cause of Native Americans in an Inaugural Address. Grant was well aware that Americans were generally hostile to Native peoples. [7]
Government of the North-West Territory provided for. An Act to provide for the Government of the Territory North-west of the river Ohio. Sess. 1, ch. 8 1 Stat. 50: 9: August 7, 1789: Light-houses, Beacons, Buoys, &c. An Act for the establishment and support of Lighthouses, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers. Sess. 1, ch. 9 1 Stat. 53: 10: August ...
On March 3, 1873, President Grant signed into law the Comstock Act which made it a federal crime to mail articles "for any indecent or immoral use". Strong anti-obscenity moralists, led by the YMCA's Anthony Comstock, easily secured passage of the bill. Grant signed the bill after he was assured that Comstock would personally enforce it.
Profits were made at the expense of Native Americans who were supposed to receive food and clothing from the government. [217] In late April 1876, Grant lashed out at Lieut. Col. George A. Custer , after Custer had testified at a Congressional committee one month before against Grant's brother Orville and Sec. Belknap.
The SEC was created by Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (now codified as 15 U.S.C. § 78d and commonly referred to as the Exchange Act or the 1934 Act). [ 168 ] The Civilian Conservation Corps allowed unemployed men to work for six months on conservation projects such as planting trees, preventing soil erosion, and combating ...
The first land-grant institution actually created under the Act was Kansas State University, which was established on February 16, 1863, and opened on September 2, 1863. [ 14 ] The land grant colleges transformed engineering education in America and boosted the United States into a position of leader in technical education.
The main purpose under the act was the prohibited use of violence or any form of intimidation to prevent the freedmen from voting and denying them that right. There were many provisions placed under the act, many with serious consequences. The Enforcement Acts were created as part of the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War. To ...
Grant, in a hurry to get to a photography studio for a formal portrait, agreed and accepted Belknap's resignation without reservation. [55] Grant historian Josiah Bunting III noted that Grant was never put on his guard when Secretary Belknap came to the White House in a disturbed manner or even asked why Belknap wanted to resign in the first place.