APUSH: Land Ordinance To Letter From Birmingham Jail

An Act of Congress to help in the settlement of the West; provided federal revenue Organized distribution of land into townships, setting aside a section of each for public education

One of Wilson's Fourteen Points January 25, 1919- Allies voted to accept the "covenant" of it an assembly of nations that would meet regularly to debate means of resolving disputes and protecting the peace 5 Permanent members: U.S., Britain, France, Italy, and Japan

Document submitted by pro-slavery leaders in territorial Kansas that put no restrictions on slavery Free-soilers boycotted the constitutional convention because it would not leave Kansas a free territory Congress voted against it, but President Buchanan supported it as the basis for Kansas' statehood Was turned down and Kansas remained a territory

Southern General in the Civil War Surrendered to Grant in Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Jacob Leisler, a German immigrant and a prosperous merchant, raised a militia and overtook the government in the New York colony. He stayed in power for 2 years, Queen Mary and King William appointed a new governor, and he was hanged, drawn, and quartered.

March 1941- WWII American proposal to aid the British, who had little cash for supplies Offered to give the British American supplies in exchange for payment after the war Payment could be made in material goods and services Put the United states on the side of the Allies US also allowed for cash and carry, in which British and French ships could come into US ports and buy anything that they could carry

King had been thrown in jail for a peaceful protest in Birmingham Alabama. He wrote this letter while in jail in response to criticisms from other clergymen, who stated that the fight for racial equality should not be fought on the streets, but in the courts and government. Became highly publicized and praised.