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The Communist Control Act of 1954 banned Communist organizations in the United States as antithetical to American government. When direct military conflict was deemed unnecessary, the United States used covert means to combat Soviet influence, providing support to movements that were combating Communist-influenced governments.
The government protected its London-based merchants and kept out others by trade barriers, regulations, and subsidies to domestic industries to maximize exports from the realm and minimize imports. The government also fought smuggling, and this became a direct source of controversy with North American merchants when their normal business ...
The illegal mining of silver is now an offense punishable by death; although it becomes a dangerous affair, the high demand for silver also makes it very lucrative, and so many chose to defy the government and continue to mine.
With a runway nearly half as long as the standard 13,000-foot runways of other airports built to accommodate large commercial jets, landing is tricky for incoming planes, according to former DC ...
The plan for a Native American massacre was discussed, but not all the Council members agreed it was the right approach. [19] The Council resolved to take no action until Haight sent a rider, James Haslam, [ 20 ] : 3437 out the next day to carry an express to Salt Lake City (a six-day round trip on horseback) for Young's advice, as Utah did not ...
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In all, Native American tribes signed 94 treaties during Jackson's two terms, ceding thousands of square miles to the Federal government. The Cherokees insisted on their independence from state government authority and faced expulsion from their lands when a faction of Cherokees signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835, obtaining money in ...