Some of them had their property destroyed in the fighting, some others had contracts with the Continental Congress. ... Foreclosures on the land and property of the farmers began and the county courts started to close on the properties. ... In result of this, Massachusetts received the message: to pass measures that accounted for the fact that there will not be any higher direct taxes on the farmers, and also agreed to have a less vigorous attack of debt against the farmers. ...

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Many instances in American history prove this; such as the Dred Scott decision, where the U.S Supreme Court decided though Scott was in the free state of Illinois with his owner he is property to his owner in any state . This is one of the lowest forms of governing in U.S history, to claim that another human being is property was disgusting. ... The government passed these laws after it became clear that the dangerous conditions exposed by Sinclair's novel The Jungle were based on fact. ...

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The treaty also contained a clause stating that Americans would pay debts owned to British merchants and loyalists claim for property. ... At the urging of President Thomas Jefferson, Congress passed the Embargo Act of 1807, prohibiting virtually all U.S. ships from sailing to foreign ports. ...

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Consequently, in 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, providing for the transplanting of all Indian tribes then east of the Mississippi River, to what is present day Oklahoma. ... The European ways included Christianizing, English language literacy, abandoning their semi-nomadic way of life, adopted a system of settled agriculture, and developed a notion of private property. ...

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After being elected into office in 1789, one of George Washington's priorities as President of the United States was to select a cabinet. Washington waited to make his selections as Congress created the departments of Treasury, War, and State. His choices were based on talent and experience, not o...

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