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Sugar Act of 1764
This act was created to end smuggling in sugar and molasses from French and West Indians. This act also increased revenues to fund the British empire. The sugar act was the start of protests, colonists were unhappy about the amount of smuggling that was happening. They wanted duties to be one penny per gallon. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was prohibited to prevent settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The government imposed this act because peace needed to be made between the Native Americans and Indians. Some thought that this act was useful to improve disagreements but some also thought it was just a trick to stay under Englands control and restrict their opinions. -
Currency Act of 1764
Taxes got more and more serious which led to the Currency Act of 1764. This act states that the government can not issue paper money and all taxes/debts to British merchants had to be paid in British currency. This to stop inflation throughout colonies. Colonists protested because they could no longer issue their own currency. -
Stamp Act of 1765
This act states that colonists now had to pay taxes for ALL printed paper such as cards, dice, and newspapers. These taxes went to British troops that were stationed in colonies. Colonists were still against the taxes and protested for the right of not having taxes without representation. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The government now had to provide housing, feeding, and supplies for British troops in North America. This was enforced because it was a punishment for mutiny and desertion. Colonists were upset and wanted the act to stop because they were giving their hard worked money away to an army. -
Declaratory Act of 1766
Taxing authorities were now the same as America in Great Britain. The Declaratory Act was used to repeal the distasteful stamp act. Colonists thought that this only meant more acts were coming with horrible ways of distributing taxes. They also thought it was disrespectful for not giving them representation in parliament. -
Townshend Revenue act of 1767
This act states that there are now taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea. The money of taxes was going to go towards the American government. Colonists still thought that all these taxes were unfair. Like the other acts they protested against no taxation without representation. -
The Boston Massacre
This massacre occurred between the British soldiers and the patriots in Boston. The colonists went against the British government laws of taxes and thought it didn't support the fact of no representation in parliament. The colonists fought hard for their rights and threw weapons and snowballs at the 14th and 29th groups of soldiers. -
Tea Act of 1773
The tea act was established to help the amounts of surplus tea go down in East India and undercut the price of smuggled tea into colonies. The government imposed this act to bail out the floundering East India company. Colonists finally understood that the parliment had a right to impose taxes without representation. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest of patriots against the British Government. The patriots were unhappy about The Tea Act and they refused to buy any tea with taxes on it. No taxation with out representation. They raided the Dartmouth ship and through all the tea off the ship to make it clear to the British they go against the laws The British government is enforcing. -
Intolerable Acts of 1774
The four intolerable acts were Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and Quartering Act. The intolerable acts were to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Tea Party. The colonists protested and organized because they felt this was restricting their rights and was separating them from other colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
The British were fighting the Americans because they had made an agreement that slowly vanished. The British provided England with multiple supplies. England took this advantage and fought for land with all of the materials they had received. This made the British very upset. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle took place between the British and Americans. The British thought this was an opportunity to get revenge on the people who betrayed them. Both sides wanted the hill because it was an advantage of not being too close to the harbor and having protection. The British end up winning in the third round because the Americans ran out of supplies. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written to fulfill the writes that the colonists were pleading for. The three main points of the Declaration of Independence were to grant people with rights that could not be taken away, such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. -
Battle of Trenton
This battle was between the Hessians and the British. The Americans won the 10 year campaign. The battle occurred because Washington feared that the continental army was doomed and they needed to make a comeback, such as claiming more land. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was between the British and Americans. There were two battles in this event. The British leader John Burgoynes sent over some of his troops to try and attack the American claimed land called Bemis Heights. The Americans ended up winning the war with the help of the French because Britain had surrendered. -
Battle of Valley Forge
This battle was between the British and Americans. The battle occurred because the Americans were nervous that a attack would occur soon because of how well they were proceeding if finding valuable resources. Sure enough Britain wanted the supplies and proceeded to try and steel their goods. -
Battle of Yorktown
This battle was between the British and Americans otherwise known as the Franco American army vs. the British troops. This battle occurred because The British wanted to regain possession over land and reinforcements. The Americans won because because Cornwallis troops surrendered in fear of meeting Washington -
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Abolitionism
Abolitionism was also known as abolition movement. This was a period of time where colonists and states from the United States fought to put an end towards slavery. This was nationalism because in the North states would not be able to own slaves and they would be unuseful anymore. The South would not have to worry about having a smaller population anymore and the states would be even. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris put an end to the Revolutionary war. The Treaty of Paris three main takeaways are: established Americans Independence, established boundaries, and forbid British to cary slaves. -
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Westward Expansion
Westward expansion was the expansion West to new territories. Colonists traveled for months and years and left their homes behind for a fresh start on new land. Colonists fought for land and tried to claim as much as they could to create a new colony. This was nationalism because the whole country moved together to expand the West. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 compromise was between states in the North and South. The South wanted their slaves to count towards the population because it meant they would gain more representatives. The North thought it was unfair because they would have less people to represent. They met in the middle and decided that for every 5 slaves 3 would count towards representatives and taxes. This was sectionalism because the North and South fought for what they believed was fair about slavery and counting votes. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was the attack of the colonists after the whiskey tax was enforced. The colonists showed up at the tax collectors house and violently attacked him. They showed no respect and completely went against their rights. -
States Rights (10th amendment)
The 10th amendment allows states to create their own laws, guidelines, and regulations apart from the federal government. Anything that is not listed in the constitution is given to the states. This is sectionalism because the states are being granted with any power that is not given to the federal government -
XYZ Affair
France ditched the Americans and started attacking their ships, the Americans tried to negotiate with France but they wanted nothing to do with the Americans. France wanted nothing to do with them unless it had to deal with money. The X Y and Z France representatives tried to to receive money from the Americans but they were not successful. Federalists wanted to start a war with Franc3e because they were no longer supporting the U.S. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Americans felt betrayed and were worried that people closer to France would side with them and Americans would be outnumbered. Congress then passed these two acts. The Alien and Sedition Acts state that anyone who is not a U.S citizen who is dangerous will be deported or imprisoned. It also became a crime to speak or publish criticism to the government. France was upset about these new laws because they violated their rights and the acts were tyrannical. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Democratic Republicans thought that the Alien and Sedition Acts were tyrannical. These political statements advocated that they went against the Constitutional rights. The Kentucky Resolution states that colonists have the right to invade and void laws that were unconstitutional. The colonists resolutions did not change the law but Congress repealed the law after failing to demonstrate that states could challenge the federal government. -
Embargo Act
This act was authorized by the presidentThe purpose of the Embargo act was to stop Navy ships from leaving the port to arrive at a foreign destination. American trade was cut of between U.S. and the rest of the world. This was established to hurt the Britain and France economy without a war. The Embargo was significantly inefective and hurt the U.S. economics. -
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Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a system slaves used to escape their owners. Free and enslaved people worked together to reach the North where slavery was illegal. People would take slaves into their homes and hide them found the federal government searching for them, and they would take them over to different states at night hiding from their. owners. This was sectionalism because the South was losing their large population and was slowly becoming a free state. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 was between the U.S. and Britain. Britain attacked U.S. ships and kidnapped American citizens. The British disrespected the U.S. and they wanted a way to get revenge. The British were hurting the U.S. and had no respect for them. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The federal gov't had implied powers which allowed the national gov't to create a bank. The colonists feared that the implied powers gave the federal gov't too much power. The Baltimore gov't had branches that Maryland tried to close. McCulloch was the leader of this branch and he went against the law of having to pay a large tax for banks outside of the state. The supreme court ended up in favor of McCulloch. -
The Compromise of 1820
The Compromise of 1820 was the Missouri compromise which stated that Missouri was a slave state and Main was a free state. A line was drawn from East to West across the 36th parallel. This line divided the nation into two competitive halves. One side was free and the other had slavery. This was sectionalism because the states had a balance between slavery and freedom. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was declared that the Europeans could no longer settle in the Western Hemisphere. Americans and Europeans agreed that they would not interfere with each others land. This way Europeans would back of and no longer renew their attempts at colonization in the Western Hemisphere. -
Harriet Tubman - Escaped Slavery
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery at 27 years old, but after she found freedom she went back to help other salves escape. Harriet had 13 missions to go rescue slaves, she was very successful and helped/rescued 70 enslaved people. After making such amazing progress she was later called the conductor of the underground railroad for 11 years. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was established to settle disagreements over American slavery. This act admitted California as a free state, gave an option to legalize slavery in New Mexico and Utah, and allowed the new territory gained from the Mexican-American War to vote on slavery. Texas received $10 million, ended the border dispute with New Mexico, a fugitive slave law was passed, and D.C. slave trade was banned. This was sectionalism because slave and free states both wanted a balance of power. -
Fugitive Slave Law
This act stated that slaves had to be given back to their original owners. This was also permitted even if the slaves were in a free state. The Fugitive Slave Law also gave a new responsibly to the federal government. They were given the job of finding slaves that were trying to escape and brought them back. This was sectionalism because The South was gaining their slaves back. They also got back their advantage over the North of having a larger population. -
Secession
Secession was the time where eleven southern states were with drawled from the U.S. These states had the ability of slaveholding which is what caused the states to separate. Secession was not only the separation of the states it was also what led to the start of the American Civil War. This was nationalism because the states were all affected by losing 11 states that were helpful for trading and population numbers. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was a proclamation that freed slaves. This proclamation was created by President Abraham Lincoln while the Civil War was happening in the United States. This is nationalism because slaves were freed in the entire United States and were able to start living a normal life.