Legislation

Northwest Ordinanace- established the northwest territory which was the first organized territory included areas south of great lake, and areas northwest of ohio river Judiciery act of 1785- gave supreme court judges the ability to commission laws.


 * Native American Policies**
 * Worcester v. Georgia (1832) : ruled that Natives were under the protection of the America, and that they were under the responsibility of America.
 * Removal Act (1830): moved Native Americans further west in order to get the whites to live on their land.
 * Treaty of New Echota (1836) : Signed by Jackson and Cherokee political factions, stated that the Cherokee tribe was to move west into the Indian territory.
 * Fort Laramie treaties (1886) pes signed with Indians and americans to allow Americans cross native territory for money.
 * Congress overrides Johnson's veto of Native American civil Rights Bill that stated that everyone born in America had equal rights except Native Americans in 1866.
 * Genereal Allotment Act (1887) : a trail to assimilate the Natives by teaching them how to be farmers.
 * Alien Sedition Act
 * Fugitive Slave Act
 * Judiciary Act of 1801
 * Open Door Policy
 * Tea Act
 * Tramp Act
 * Social Security
 * Navigation Act
 * New Deal