Members of Congress from Georgia
The president clemency power can only be used in cases of state offenses
John Brown wanted to end the institution of slavery by his raid at Harper Ferry. While the raid itself did not end slavery, it played a crucial role in expediting the growing tensions between the North and South leading to the Civil War. He was considered a martyr in the North after his death and the people in the South were upset that he was being idolized. His intention to end slavery had started when he was a child at the age of 12 he saw a slave owner beat a young African man with a shovel. This would help lead his ambition to end slavery.
Yes, it still apply.The Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause within the fifth amendment provides the right for defendants to be tried only once in federal court for the same offense, no matter what the situation is. This even includes The failure of the Grand Jury in issuing formal charges.
Answer: GOLD
James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848 led to a "gold rush" in the decade that followed, with 1849 seeing a huge influx of people to California. (Thus we refer to the '49ers.) The swift settlement of California added incentive to build a transcontinental railway. The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 established the charter for doing that. The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, thus making travel and settlement into California even more accessible.
