The most important achievement of secular modernists in recent times is the degree of freedom or rights that has been given to many citizens in modern-day Egyptian: more freedom and rights have been easier to come by, most especially because of the ban and control of the strong Muslim Brotherhood which had been guided by many religious laws that stepped on the personal rights of many Egyptians who have now dropped Sharia Law, stopped praying as much as before, and started accepting gender equality.
Egyptian secular modernists tend to believe that Egyptian citizens should have the right to live their lives void of too much control from religious teachings, laws or rules; secular modernists tend to remain more neutral when it comes to matters that hinge on religious beliefs.
The Northwest Ordinance, officially titled "An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North West of the River Ohio," was adopted by the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787. Also known as the Ordinance of 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.
Advantage: They were fighting on their home country. (they didn't have to travel overseas) Britain was fighting France at the same time as they were fighting the US
Disadvantage: They didn't have a trained army. They didn't have much $.
In 1830, they took the state of Georgia to court in a case that challenged Georgia's jurisdictional claims directly. In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Cherokees sought an injunction against Georgia's attempts to implement its act of 1828 asserting sovereignty over Cherokee lands.
