Between 1850 and 1871 the United States<span> government used a portion of the public domain (federally owned land) to assist and encourage the building of railroads. In all, during that twenty-one year period approximately 1.31 million acres of land were transferred to private ownership. This represented 9.5 percent of the public domain as it stood in 1850 (1.39 billion acres). The land was located in twenty-seven states, but the largest grants were made in </span>California<span> (11.5 million acres), </span>Kansas<span> (8.2 million acres), </span>Minnesota<span> (9.9 million acres), </span>Montana<span> (14.7 million acres), </span>North Dakota<span> (10.6 million acres), and Washington (9.5 million acres). Although the program began in 1850, most of the grants were made under the terms of the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. This law was in effect from 1862 to 1871 and its purpose was to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroads.</span>
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The strategy behind island-hopping was one involving a progressive approach towards Japan achieved through the capture of important island bases. It was successful in that it provided many airfields from which US forces could attack Japan and, ultimately, end the war.
The result of the Gibbons vs. Ogden case was that interstate trade will be regulated by the federal government.
This Supreme Court case also reiterates the Supremacy clause. Th Supremacy clause states that federal laws trump state laws. Even though the state of New York gave a monopoly to one company, this monopoly clearly violated federal laws. Since it violated federal laws, it was deemed illegal. Ultimately, this shows that the federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce.
I think maybe 6? I’m not for sure
As regards social structure the Aztecs and the Incas changed their structure from kinship (tribe system) to a social hierarchy (nobles). Moreover,
They had local leaders who were accepted as equals if they pay the corresponding tribute.
Both were ruled by Emperors and so they were divided into rich and poor social class.
