In 1935, the Commonwealth. of the Philippines. was established with U.S. approval, and Manuel Quezon was elected the country's first president. On July 4, 1946, full independence was granted to the Republic of the Philippines by the United States.
representatives in the house and Senate would be based on total population including slaves.
3 political parties: democrat-republics, American, and The Wigg
the two major political factions that existed in Louisiana during the antebellum period: french Creoles vs. US. (the Americans)
The new political party, the American Party, was opposed to Immigrants and Catholics.
The Land Lotteries were a nineteenth century system of land redistribution, present mainly in Georgia. Under this system, certain citizens could win lots of land formerly occupied by Creek and Cherokee Indians. The lottery was used by the State of Georgia between 1805 and 1833.
The frontier land acquired through the lotteries was originally used for tobacco cultivation, but with the introduction of cotton and the cotton gin, agriculture shifted to large-scale cotton production. This change called for more slaves. Therefore, the land lottery not only increased the landholdings of common people, but also gave them a chance to become slaveowners.
The union attempted to blockade other southern states. By doing this the union thought they could cause the economy of the confederate states to collapse
