Answer: On January 8, 1815, the United States achieved its greatest battlefield victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Major General Andrew Jackson to national fame.
The Populist Party wanted to push several issues at the time in the 1890s in the United States.
1. Free Silver--one of their biggest platforms was to change the currency to free silver to make it more affordable for the average person to use, instead of having money backed up by the gold standard.
2. Eight hour workday--They wanted to have workers and laborers be given an eight hour workday to give workers better working conditions than what they currently faced.
3. Income tax--They wanted to have a federal income tax (which later becomes the 16th Amendment) to have different taxes for people based on their income, or how much money they would make. So essentially, a very wealthy person would have higher taxes than a poor person.
4. Regulation of the railroad--They wanted the government to regulate the railroad instead of the big businesses regulating the railroad and coming up with the prices. The farmers especially felt as though it was not fair to allow the business owners to set the prices.
The Populist Party was essentially called the People's Party because they wanted to better represent and recognize the common people in government.
The Qin dynasty built the Great Wall of China
Answer:
1.Chester graduated from Union College in New York in 1848.
2.He worked to increase funding for Indian education.
3. His dad was a clergyman.
4.He was named for the doctor who delivered him - Chester Abell.
5.He was once the president of the New York Arcade Railway Company.
6. His first son died suddenly when he was only three years old.
7. His wife died of pneumonia the year before he became president.
8.He was in the habit of staying up until at least 2 a.m. every night.
