Revolutionary Transformations: Democracy, Resistance, and Progress in American History
Explore pivotal moments in American history from the establishment of democracy to the fight against taxation to the achievements of suffrage movements. Witness landmark events such as the Marbury v. Madison case, the Pacific Railroad Act, and the significant depletion of buffalo populations in the 19th century.
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Democracy (1760-1810; 1860-1910) Jon Hale College of Charleston
Resistance to Taxation This political cartoon, published by a British newspaper, shows a tax collector being tarred, feathered, and forced to drink tea by a group of rebellious Bostonians. The Stamp Act, a tax on printed paper, hangs upside down on a tree. The tree also holds a waiting noose. In the background, rebels dump tea (another taxed item) into the harbor. All of this activity demonstrates the Bostonians anger at taxation without representation. Tarred and Feathered and Forced to Drink Tea, 1774 political cartoon, from the website Freedom: A History of Us, www.pbs.org/historyofus. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division (reproduction number, LC-USZ62-9487 [B&W film copy negative]).
Marbury v. Madison (1803) William Marbury Appointed by outgoing President John Adams Establishes judicial review, to examine congressional acts
Pacific Railroad Act (1862) Provided federal supported for the transcontinental railroad Completed May 10, 1869 900 miles of track
Proximity Point, Utah (May 10, 1869) The last rail is laid; the last spike driven; the Pacific Railroad is completed. The point of junction is 1086 miles west of the Missouri river and 690 miles east of Sacramento + Union Pacific Railroad
Depletion of Buffalo Pre-contact, it is estimated there were between 15 and 60 million buffalo By 1870, 1000 buffalo roam the West 24 to 28 Plains tribes use buffalo in 52 different ways food, supplies, war and hunting implements Causes: Permanent railroad tracks, depletion of trees for railroad ties and bridges, and decreasing the wild game
Womens Suffrage Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Alice Paul (1885-1977) National Women s Party (1917) More radical strategies
