Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is the Magna Carta?
- issued by King John at Runnymede - ensured feudal rights, and king could not encroach on baronial privileges. Freedom of church and customs of towns; protection of rights of subjects and communities; and words later to be interpreted as the rights to trial by jury and habeas corpus (no imprisonment without cause or hearing)
When did Columbus land in America?
1492
When was Jamestown settled?
1607
When were slaves first brought to Jamestown?
1619
When was Plymouth Colony founded?
1620
What was the Plymouth Colony Redux?
mass slaughter of passenger pigeons
What does Plymouth Colony forbid without permission
timber sale or export
What tree does Massachusetts Colony reserve
white pine trees
What is William Penn’s policy
1 acre in trees for 5 acres cleared
What is the Broad Arrow Policy?
Massachusetts Bay Charter reserved white pine trees 24” in diameter or more and not on private lands for the English Crown (marked with Broad Arrow of sovereignty)
What colonies did the Broad Arrow Policy expand to?
New England, New York, and New Jersey
What doctrine came from a Connecticut law about floating logs?
doctrine that any stream that will float a log or boat is navigable and consequently a public highway
What law did Massachusetts pas in 1783
a law similar to the British Broad Arrow Policy
What did the public land ordinance of 1785 allow?
The ordinance authorized rectangular survey of public lands, and sale of a section (640 acres) to highest bidder, at not less than $1 per acre
What did Marbury vs. Madison establish
judicial review of constitutionality of congressional laws
How many acres was the Louisiana Purchase and what was the price per acre
560 million and about 3 cents per acre
who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
When is the general land office established?
1812 by the Department of Treasury
How many acres was the Florida purchase
46 million
What does an Attorney General rule about in 1827?
trespassers on public lands could be removed by military force and/or fined and imprisoned
What does the Secretary of Navy authorize in 1817?
the reserve suitable live oak and red cedar lands from public land sales. Several established in Florida and Louisiana
What does the president authorize in 1827?
to reserve valuable naval timber lands and to preserve live oak growing on lands of the U.S.
when is the American Association for the Advancement of Science organized?
1848
When is the Department of the Interior established?
1849 from the Department of Treasury, Land Office and War Department Native American Affairs
how much land is purchased from Texas in 1850?
79 million
When is the Department of Agriculture established?
1862
Who and when was “Man and Nature” published by
1864 by George Perkins Marsh
How many acres was the Alaska purchase?
375 million
When and what is the Nation’s first federal conservation agency
1871, United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
When was Yellowstone National Park founded
1872
When was the American Forestry Association organized
1875
What did Franklin Hough do?
He was hired by Commissioner of Agriculture to study and report on forest conditions
who made the report on “Arid Lands of the United States”
John Wesley Powell, “dams can make the desert bloom like a rose”
When did the Bureau of Economic Entomology and Mammalogy Founded
1886
what is the Hatch Act
Agricultural experiment stations
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
opposition to the concentration of economic power in large corporations and in combinations of business concerns
What is the Creative or Forest Reserve Act
allowed president to set aside public lands covered wholly or in part with timber or undergrowth as forest reserves
When and by who is the Sierra Club founded
1892, John Muir
When was the Division of Biological Survey established in the Department of Agriculture
1896
When was the Appropriation bill rider authorized and what did it do
1897, established purposes for which forest reserves could be established: (a) to secure favorable conditions of water flow, and (b) furnish a continuous supply of timber
What is the Lacey Act
no import of foreign animal or interstate commerce in illegally taken wild animals or birds
what is the Reclamation Act
lead to an extensive system of dams in the west
what island did President Roosevelt set aside as a wildlife refuge
Pelican Island, eventually created 51 wildlife reserves
when was the National Audubon Society organized
1905
What did the transfer act do
moved forest reserves administration from Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture
what does the Antiquities or National Monuments Act do
enables president to protect sites and declare pristine places, such as historic landmarks and structures, areas of scientific interest, as national monuments without the approval of Congress
what and when is “The Jungle” published
1906, muckraking expose of U.S. meatpacking industry; leads to 1906 Meat Inspection Act
What did the Appropriations Act do
changed name of forest reserves to national forests, and forbade further creation or enlargement of forests w/o act of Congress.
How many acres did TR extend federal protection over
230 million acres
What is Weeks law
Purchase of eastern national forests for watershed protection
When was the National Park System created
1912-1916
when was the federal trade commission set up
1914
When was the National Park Service Organic Act
1916
What did the Migratory Bird Treaty Act do
protected selected waterfowl from massive killing
what did Pennsylvania Coal v. Mahon establish
establish two part test for taking without compensation – diminution in property value, and insufficient public interest
when was Alaska North Shore declared a Naval Petroleum Reserve
1923
What did the Clarke-McNary Reforestation Act do
federal state cooperation in fire control, technical assistance, reforestation, and research; purchase of national forests for timber production
what did the McSweeney-McNary Act do
forest experiment stations
when was the migratory bird conservation act established
1929
When was the Civilian Conservation Corps established and what was it
public works projects across nation; employment for 25% of men in the country that were unemployed;
What did the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act do
Led to Fish and Wildlife oversight of all federal wildlife actions
what did the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act do
put excise tax on hunting equipment to be used for wildlife management programs with states
What did the Oregon state forest practices act do and who else adopted the practice
permits and forest regeneration required, and Washington state and California
what does the Administrative Procedures Act do
provides public oversight of federal agencies – public comment on proposed rules; rigorous process in federal register; agency response to comments; leads to final rules with reviewable record and science basis
What act did State v. Dexter uphold
Supreme Court upholds Washington State Forest Practices Act.
who wrote the Sand County Almanac, calling for a Land Ethic
Aldo Leopold
What does the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act do
excise tax on fishing equipment for state fish management projects
