Segregation of races on public transport became illegal as ruled by US Supreme Court.
The Indian Appropriations Act added the sell or starve clause.
The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
The US Federal Trademark Act began, which allowed authorization of Trademarks.
Congress passed the Enforcement Act.
The United States ratified the 14th Amendment to allow former slaves citizenship in the US.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Acts into law.
The Death Penalty was abolished in the state of Michigan, except for treason.
The Treaty of New Echota was signed.
The US government passed the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act.
The Slave Abolition Act was passed and came into effect the following year on August 1.
The British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act.
US President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act.
The US Supreme Court ruled it would be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.
The Treaty of Florence was signed, which ended the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples.
Paris barred women from legally wearing pants.
The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.
The return of escaped slaves in the US became compulsory after congress introduced the fugitive slave law.
The Copyright Act of 1790 became the first federal copyright act to be established in the United States.
The United States Congress passed the Judiciary Act.
The Northwest Ordinance was enacted; it is considered one of the most important legislative acts that the Confederation Congress of the US passed.
The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.
Britain implemented a Tea Act against its American colonies.
Great Britain passed the Molasses Act.
The Statute of Anne became the UK's first copyright law.
The Acts of Union were passed, officially uniting England and Scotland as one country.
The Habeas Corpus Act passed.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
The parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, granting the monarch complete control of the Church of England.
Spain decreed the Laws of Burgos, the first set of laws that attempted to govern Spaniards abroad in the Americas.
