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Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763 was an act that forbade settlers to cross the application mountains. immigrants were not happy with the act and but it didn't really affect them that much. This was to help protect native lands. -
Sugar act 1764
The goal of the sugar act was to put taxation of sugar to stop the smuggling of sugar. settlers were not happy with the act because the settlers did not want to pay. -
currency act 1764
the goal of this act was to make new bills and have a new way of currency because the colonist was suffering from a shortage of currency, like no gold mines or silver mines, and was super hard to make money. The colonist did not like the act and started to protest very forcefully. The colonist did not like the new bills and were super mad. -
The stamp act 1765
This act was to put a taxation on stamps. ton raise money for the soldier. The colonist did not like the act because they didn't want to pay taxes on small little things. -
The Quartering act
This act prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes. because it was to increase the military and help them, the colonist did not like it and resented and opposed it. Because the soldiers and the colonist still had to pay there taxes could stay in their house the colonist still had to pay there taxes -
The Declaratory Act 1766
The act was to make laws that the colonist had to follow because The French want to keep control over the colonist. The colonist was outraged by the act because they thought it was unfair and a threat to their independence. -
Townshend Revenue 1767
There were four laws passed in this act 1: Suspending act 2: revenue act 3: identify act and 4: commissar of customs act. These acts were to collect taxes. The colonists were super angry at this act because they did not want to pay taxes. -
The Boston Massacre
In the Boston Massacre, There was a street fight that happened in Boston because, The colonist started throwing snowballs, sticks, and rocks at the soldiers and the soldiers started firing and killing 5 men. -
The Tea Act 1773
This act was to ship tea directly to the colonist and have to pass through England. This was to bail out the floundering Of the east India company. The colonist reacted to this act by never accepting the constitutionality because they didn't want to act. -
The tea party
During the tea party, the colonist got made a great Britain and started screaming “taxation without representation” and then dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. -
The Intolerable Act 1774
This act allowed the Royal, navvy, to blockade Boston harbor, because they wanted to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston tea party. The colonist started to protest because they were mad ant it to stop. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was because the British had ordered troops to seize weapons from the town of Concord and to Capture the rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock from the town of Lexington. So they ended up in a fight. -
Bunker hill
At the battle of bunker hill, the British beat the Americans. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston -
Battle of Saratoga
John Burgoyne, Peter Gansevoort, and joseph Brant all led the battle of Saratoga. British surrendered and it was the first great Victory. Winning the battle contributed to America's independence. -
Battle of Valley Forge
Baron von Steuben and General George Washington led the battle of Valley Forge. Many people died in the battle but America won in the end. After the win The Americans regained confidence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of independence was the day America got its freedom against the British colonies. The document letter that gave them their independence was approved by the Continental Congress. ever since that day, (July 4, 1776) it is now a national holiday for America. -
Trenton
George Washington led the Battle Of Trenton. America really needed to win the war because they were in there darkest times. America ended up winning the war and helped them because it put the Americans in control if New Jersey again. slavery impacted the growth and expansion of the United States for both slave owners and non-slave owners. -
Treaty of paris
Benjamin Franklin John Adams John Jay and Henry Lawrence Let the Treaty of Paris. the battle brought America's revolution to an end. It also set rules, the Treaty of Paris Established American IndependenceEstablished its boundaries, Dealt with Fishing rights, Forbid the British to carry slaves, and Negotiated on the Mississippi River. -
Yorktown
General Charles Cornwall's led the British army, and General George Washington led the American soldiers. America wins and George Washington takes 16,00 men to Yorktown. -
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The Westward expansion
The concept of westward expansion was rooted in the idea of manifest destiny. This ideology held that it was the colonists' divine obligation to extend their territory toward the West, creating new opportunities for their government and fellow citizens. This drive towards expansionism could be seen as a form of nationalism. -
3/5 compromise
The 3/5 compromise stated that three-fifths of each slave would be counted as a vote toward a state's total population. This was implemented because it was deemed unfair that some states had fewer slaves than others, and therefore, it was unfair for their votes to be dominated by slave populations. This agreement aimed to promote nationalism by ensuring equal representation among all states. this was nationalism because it was applied to very state. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a significant event that helped establish federal power. The Whiskey Rebellion was about a tax on whiskey that the colonist did not like. Then the colonist started to protest the act. George Whasghtion got involved and sent the military to make the action stop. since the united states were adding the west many non-slave owners did not want to compete with slave owners, so America had to make a law but it was hard fir them because both slave owners and ns w c. -
States right (Amendment 10)
The 10 Amendment stated that the power that America got would not go to the Constitution or the over or even to the Senate but into the hands of the people. this is nationalism because it applied to all of the people in the united states. -
XYZ Affair 1797
The XYZ affair was when France began attacking American ships. The president sent people to negotiate and get peace with the fence. The Frech said not and only wanted money from the Americans. The Americans were insulated and were not happy with the french. -
Alien and Sedition Acts 1798
The Alien act was that nobody could cross the border if America thought you were dangerous looking or was not a US citizen. The Sedition act was that it was a crime if you were to say or write anything that was false. -
Virginia and kentucky Resolutions 1798
The Virginia and Kentucky revolutions were a Bunch of Democratic-Republicans that thought that the alien act in the Sedition Act or the abuse of power. the people argued with the ax because they felt it interfered with their constitutional rights. the Kentucky Revolution went so far that the states had to interrupt. after all the acts did not change and it showed that states could challenge the federal government. -
embargo act 1807
The Embargo act was a response by Thomas Jefferson During the Napoleonic wars. It was supposed to put pressure on France and Britain because America stopped there trading with them. It did not affect Britsh and France but it did affect America more so the act was bad for America. -
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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was built to help free slaves. The Underground Railroad was a passage to new territory to get away from your owner and a way to finally be free. It was a way to escape and not be found. -
war of 1812
The War of 1812 was about the British and France shooting American ships. America was not happy about it. They felt disrespected and didn't want the disrespect. after all that an XYZ affair went off to help, the Alien Sedition, and then last, they tried to put an embargo act to stop the war. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland was about Congress wanting to make the first national bank. The central bank could help the government manage its economy. A lot of people did not agree with the national bank. so they took it to the court and the court said that congress did not have the right to make a natinaiol bank. -
compromise 1820
The problem with the compromise of 1820 was that Missouri wanted to join the united states. the problem was that if the United added Missouri to the United States the United state would have more slave states than Free states. The United States did not want to have more slave states. The 1820 Compromise was that the united states would at Missouri ( a slave state) and Maine ( not a slave state) so that it would even out the balance. this was nationalism it was two states going to America. -
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a rebellion about enslaved people and the march was to get rid of slaves. This was a rebellion fueled by enslaved people who marched to protest against slavery. While their efforts almost succeeded in abolishing slavery altogether, instead, a law was passed that placed certain restrictions on the practice. slavery but instead, they added a law with some restrictions on slavery. this law was sectionalism because it was a law just to the state. -
Monroe Doctrine 1832
The Monroe Doctrine was a policy statement issued by the president. it was for European powers because European powers tried to interfere in the affairs of the Americans a hostile act against us. it was an internal affair of European countries. -
Frederick douglass
Frederick Douglass was a slave that escaped from his owner. After Douglass escaped he diced he wanted to make a movement to abolish slavery in every state. Douglass worked with other people to make things happen, like William Lloyd Garrison and Gerrit Smith. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was not too old when she made her first escape, she was only 27 years old. Harriet Worked in the underground railroads for 11 years. Harriet escaped for herself in the fall of 1849 and later went to help her people in her area to go to a new state. this was sectionalism because it was for her and her people to escape. -
the compromise of 1850
Califia Become a free state, In Utah and New Mexico They got new government land. America and texas decide on a land Bearior. Washington DC established a no slave trade rule so you could not trade slaves, and also they established that they would a have a slave act. This was nationalism because it was laws and territory for a lot of states in the United States. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive slave law was a law saying if a slave fled or left its owner to go to a free state the slave would have to return even if the slave was free. The fugitive slave act was a part of the Compromise of 1850. this was sectionalism because it applied to the state you were in that you would have to go back to. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation Act was a law signed by Abraham Lincoln. The law stated that all slaves would be let free and enslaved. Every slave would become free after Abraham Lincoln sighed the law. This was nationalism because it applied to every state where slaves had to become free.
