Dawes Plan of 1924: Rescheduled German reparation payments and opened private loans. Thus creating a never ending circle of payments that was quite silly.

Dewy's Severalty Act: Passed in 1887, this act dissolved many tribes as legal entities, wiped out tribal ownership of land, and set up individual Indian family heads with 160 free acres. This Act is mostly associated with the Ghost Dance and the Battle of Wounded Knee.

D-Day: Also called Operation Overlord, D-Day occurred in June of 1944. The invasion consisted of soldiers from Allied Forces that landed their attack on Normandy. This attack caught the Germany's completely off guard. The Allied Forces pushed inland and eventually liberate France.

De Lome Letter: This letter was written by the Spanish ambassador Depuy de Lome. He wrote the letter, in which he talks about how weak President McKinley was. The letter was intercepted and printed.

Dewey/Manila: Dewey was ordered by Theodore Roosevelt to sail down to the Philippines. There Dewey crushed the Spanish "fleet", but he never moved onto land. Later on, a German fleet came upon Dewey and almost or could have blown Dewey out of the water, but the British stopped that from happening.

Eisenhower Doctrine: In 1957, Eisenhower pledged United States military and economic aid to Middle East countries, however, this was more to gain oil for the United States then to keep communism out.

Election of 1832 (Jackson vs. Clay): Jackson had decided not to rotate out of office. (This caused the Anti-Masonic party to emerge.) Clay, Jackson's opposition, enjoyed large funds, bribed newspapers, and support from the bank. Yet, Jackson won easily with a 219 to 49 electoral victory.

Emancipation Proclamation: With Lincoln behind it, the proclamation stated that slavery was not allowed in the seceded states, but the Border States could still own slaves legally. The Emancipation Proclamation was announced on September 23rd, 1862, but it was not put into effect until 1863.

Embargo Act: Passed in 1807, the embargo act didn't allow any American exports. This hurt America badly and was repealed on March 1st, 1809. The embargo also forced New England to open and re-open factories.

Emergency Quota Act of 1921: This Act served as an immigration gate. This is hard to explain without an example. Let's say that there are 200 Germans in America and 100 wanting to immigrate to America from Germany. This act said that what ever 3% of the current population is, that's how many new people could immigrate. So, since 3% of 200 is 6 people, then 6 new people were allowed into America.

Era of Good Feelings: During the tie Monroe was in office everything was prosperous at first and there seemed to be good feelings from both parties towards the president.

Erie Canal: Built by New York with plans inspired by Henry Clay, the canal was completed in 1825. This canal along with Fulton's Steamboat revolutionized the economic system in America, especially between the North and the West.

Fair Deal: Truman proposed the Fair Deal in a message to Congress in 1949. The plan wanted improved housing, full employment, a higher minimum wage, better farm prices, new TVAs, and an extension of Social Security.

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA): Gave immediate relief by giving $3 billion to states for payment wages. This helped with unemployment.

First Bank of the U.S.: The bank was chartered for 20 years, and had a capital of $10 million. Not surprisingly, Hamilton greatly helped the First Bank of U.S.

First Continental Congress: The 1st Continental Congress was assembled in response to the "Intolerable Acts" after the Boston Tea Party.

Fisk Gould Scandal: Fisk and Gould wanted to corner the gold market, and they talked President Grant into the scheme with them. The planned seemed to be working until "Black Friday", which led to panic and depression.

Force Bill: The Force Bill was passed by Congress in response to South Carolina nullifying the "Tariff of Abominations". The Act said that the president could use force to collect any tariff. After a compromise about the tariff, South Carolina decided to nullify the Force Act.

Fort Sumter: Lincoln decided not to send troops or attack the South, but instead sent provisions to the fort. The Confederacy saw this as an attack or a preparation for one and fired on the fort. No one died, but the South got the fort and the victory.

Freedmen's Bureau: Intended to be a primitive welfare agency, the bureau provided food, clothing, medicine/medical care, and education. Its greatest achievements were in education, and it lacked when it came to land.

Freeport Doctrine: In a debate between Stephan Douglas and Lincoln, the issue of slavery came up. Douglas stated that slavery will always be around if it was the will of the people. This reply was called the Freeport Doctrine.

Free Soil Party: The Free Soil Party was pro- Wilmot Proviso and federal aid for internal improvements.

Fugitive Slave Act: In 1850, this act stated that a fugitive slave couldn't testify for themselves, they weren't allowed jury trail, and the judges of the cases would be payed twice as much if they ruled to send the slave back into slavery.

Fulton's Steamboat: In 1807, Fulton's steamboat went up river 150 miles in only 32 hours. This was a huge advancement in transportation and would later work with canals to improve the economy.

Gentlemen's Agreement: Schools in California started to separate Japanese students from other students. This caused a lot of anger in Japan toward the United States. So, Roosevelt agreed to make the schools in California stop separating Japanese students if Japan would stop laborer immigration.

Ghost Dance: The Ghost Dance was sought to be crush by a cult called the Ghost Dance Cult (How creative!). This argument led to the Battle of Wounded Knee.

Glass-Steagall Act: Developed by the 100 Day Congress, this act insured individual deposits up to $5,000, which ended bank failures.

Gold Standard Act: Passed in 1900, this act backed all monkey by gold freely. Inflations was frequent since there were numerous gold discoveries.

Good Neighbor Policy: Franklin D. Roosevelt renounced all armed intervention in Latin America. The U.S. left Haiti, Cuba, and loosed grip on Panama. This policy was tested in Mexico when some Mexicans seized oil owned by U.S. companies.

Granger Laws: Established during the Wabash case in 1886, these laws stated that having public control private businesses was for the better of welfare.

Great White Fleet: Roosevelt wanted to show Japan how big his "stick" really was so he sent a fleet of 16 white ships on a world tour. The fleet was happily welcomed everywhere, but the biggest welcome was from Japan.

Greenback Party: After the crash in 1873, a group of debtors and farmers who were presently hard up wanted "cheap money".  Yet, in the end, they didn't get any.

Hamilton's Bonds: Hamilton wanted to pay off the bonds that were sold during the Revolutionary War to buy supplies for the troops. He also wanted the federal government to consume the states' debts. These plans did go into effect, but in exchange for the capital being moved to Virginia.

Harper's Ferry: In October of 1859, John Brown and other abolitionist seized the ferry. During the time Brown was aboard the ferry Brown and his gang killed 7 people and injured 10 more.

Harlem Renaissance: Located in Harlem, NY, this renaissance was an outflow of African American pride. It was a source of Jazz, and was said to be "a black man's heaven". One man to connect with the Harlem Renaissance was Marcus Garvey.

Hartford Convention: From December 15th, 1814 to January 5th, 1815 representatives from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont met in secret. They asked for compensation for the lost trade and an amendment requiring a 2/3 vote before an embargo, new states, and a war declaration.

Hawley-Smoot Tariff 1930: This tariff stated out in hope of lower the tariff to help farmers. While it based through Congress there were over 1,000 amendments. By the time it was passed, the bill raised the tariff to 60%.

Hayes-Tiden Standoff: Tilden was one vote short of winning the presidential election. There was so much confusion that the stand-off eventually led to the Compromise of 1877.

Hay-Pauncefore Treaty: The treaty was with Britain, and it allowed the U.S. to build and fortify water ways. This treaty was needed to create a canal in Latin American because of the earlier Clayton-Bulwer treaty.

Homestead Act: This Act was in result of the Panic of 1857. Free land was given out in the West. A lot of opposition came to this bill from East industries that would loose their employees to Westward migration.

HUAC: This committee was an investigative sub-version. In 1948, Nixon, while still in Senate, led chase after Alger Hiss. They met before the HUAC in 1948. Hiss seemed innocent at first, but he kept getting caught in lies. In the end he spent 5 years in prison.

The Hundred Day Congress: When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, one of the 1st things he did was to create the 100 day congress. This congress was overwhelmingly Democratic, which allowed a lot of progress and also gave the president a lot of power. The Congress passed many bills that followed the president’s 3 R's theory.