The first gold is found by James W. Marshall in California gold rush on january 24th, 1848
To encourage settlement in the West by giving government-owned land to small farmers Congress passed three acts in 1862 to turn public lands into private property. allowed any head of household over the age of 21 to claim 160 acres of land. Each person had to build a home on the land, make improvements, and farm the land for five years before being granted full ownership of the land by the government. Nearly 2 million people applied for land claims under this.
Answer:
1) Monarch, 2) Lords, 3) Vassals, 4) Peasants.
Explanation:
The Monarch typically either held the most power, or was at least the figurehead of the society. This places them on the pinnacle of power.
The Lords swore allegiance to the Monarch, and with collectiveness, typically would receive some sort of protection under the Monarch umbrella. In return, they would have to send soldiers to help fight the Monarch's battles, as well as supply certain materials, depending on what they produce and what the Monarch's need.
The Vassals are such like Lords, in which they had small amount of land and infrastructure, and, as such in a lesser scale, would receive accommodations from Lords in exchange for their allegiance to the Lords.
Peasants are the most numerous and also ranked at the base of the pyramid, and typically was made up of farmers. These hold very little power, and sometimes were also attached to the land that they live and work on.
Of course, this pyramid does not include all classes, and the over-arching titles that can be used for multiple groups is not sufficient enough to place certain groups within these titles in the correct areas. Also, it is important to note that there may be differentiations from a hierarchy to another, but the over-all model is relatively the same.
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Charleston was an incredibly important city in the South because of its location--it was located on a prime piece of coast line that made importing and exporting goods relatively fast and easy.
The main incentive to rule in favor of slaveholders when a runaway was taken into custody and brought before the federal commissioner was because such a ruling would technically be upholding a person's "right to property" which was thought to be protected. <span />
