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Proclamation of 1763
It prohibited settlers from crossing west. Government did this to limit western expansion of colony's it gave them better control. Colonist very angry and protested. -
Sugar Act
It regulated raising revenue to help the army. They did this to make custom collection more efficient. The colonist felt it was unfair because they had to pay for exports. -
Currency Act
They prohibited the providing of any new bills to reissue of existing currency. The government did that because they wanted to protect the british merchants and creditors. Colonist were and angry and protested because they were going through trade difficulty's with great britin with a supplies shortage. -
Stamp Act
It regulated the use of the stamp. The government did this because it was like a tax and helped they pay for the army. The colonist did not like extra cost and protested. -
The Quartering Act
It regulated the requirement for colonist to help pay for british troops. The government did this because it made greater pay for the army. The colonist were mad and didn't want to pay. -
Declaratory Act
It regulated making laws binding the stamp act. The government did this to make it easier to tax. The colonist did not like this tax because they felt it was threatening there independence. -
Townshend Revenue Act
It regulated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. The government did this so they can pay for protection of the colonist. The colonist did not like it and felt the government was taking their money. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly fight that took place between the British colonist and the British troops. The British colonist were mad because they were being tax a lot to pay for the troops and the troops did not like the way the colonist were treating them. -
The Tea Act
It let selling tea bypass America. The British government did not like this. The colonist were very happy because it made tea a lot less expensive. -
Boston Tea Party
The boston tea party was when the boston colonist started throwing a lot of tea into the harbor in protest of the tea being taxed. -
The intolerable Acts
It passed a bill for blockage of the harbor and only lets imports for the army. It increased authority for the government. The colonist reacted in a show of unity because they got separated and now getting back together. -
Lexington and concord
The British wanted the weapons they gave to the colonist back. They gave them the weapons to protect themself against the french and indians. When the British went to get their things the colonist were lined up and ready to fight. The colonist ended up winning and keeping the weapons. -
The battle of bunker hill/ Breeds hill.
The British were plaining to go on this big hill ( bunker hill) so the colonist couldn't see them but they could see the colonist but then they went to the wrong hill (breeds hill ) and thats where the battle ended up tacking place. The British strategy ended up working and the British won. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was made by the British colonist saying that they were now Independent from the British rule. -
The battle of Trenton
It was the Hessians and British vs Americans. There was a 10 year campaign. The Americans won the battle and it helped build their confidence. -
The battles of Saratoga
John Bourgoynes lead the british army and came from canada. The british fought aganst the american colonist and the colonist won. -
The battle of Valley forge.
Baron von stevben lead the American army against the british. The americans won the battle but over 2,000 soilders died. It was located in philadelphia. The battle helped America regain confadence. -
The Battle of Yorktown.
Charles Cornwallis lead the british against the americans. Cornwallis moved to Yorktown then George washington followed with 16,000 troops. This cuased a new nation to be born. -
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Abolitionism
The purpose of abolitionism was to end slavery but not all states agreed with this movement. It was a political issue that divided most of the country. It caused intense debates and violent and even deadly confrontations. All of the arguments leaded to the civil war which ended up leading to the freedom of slaves. This is sectionalism because not all the states like this act which separated them. The Civil War started in 1861 -
Treaty of Paris.
This established American indapendence and boundries. It also delt with fishing rights and stoped british from having slaves. It brought the american revolution to a end. -
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Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion was when Americans started expanding and moving to the western states. The USA had gained a lot of land in the Louisiana Purchase and starting to go on to the territory to live. This was sectionalism because people were focusing on expanding to the western states. -
3/5 Compromise
It was a compromise between the northern and southern state saying that each slave counted as 3/5 of a person towards total population. The population was important because the larger the population the more votes the state got. This is nationalism because it is all the different states making a compromise as a nation. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
The federal government started taxing some achohals and all the states got very mad but Pennsavania got the most mad and started a violent protest. George Washington Chose to send out the troops to deal with them. -
State Rights
The 10th amendment says that states have the power to make laws if they are not in the constitution. This is sectionalism because the differents states can have different rules. -
XYZ Affair
President Adams sent three Americans to go talk to the french about peace the french said they would but the americans would have to pay so the french starting bribing them and the americans said no they they started to fight. the people the americans were talking to were XYZ. -
Alien and Sedition Act
The alien and sedition acts were laws that the presadent made to gain more power so they would be ready for france. Anti- federalist did not like these rules at all and thought it was like a tyranny. -
Virginia and kentucky Resolutions
The anti federalist thought that these laws gave the federal government to much power. After president adams stop being a president the rule went away. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was when the Americans stopped trading with other countries. The point of it was that the other countries economies would get hurt then give stuff to the americans to make them stop. -
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Underground Railroad
It was a group of people who did not support slavery. They helped enslaved slaves escape from their owners and then helped hide them from the Federal Government and other people looking for them to take them back to their owner. This is sectionalism because not all the states had the underground railroad. Alabama.Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland were part of the Underground Railroad. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 took place because the british were disrespecting, hurting, and ignoring us and they needed to be stopped. The british had a big advantage with there army but the battle ended in the US and British signing a treaty. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch made a national bank and Maryland wanted to tax the national bank and when McColloch said no Maryland sued him and ended up losing the trail. -
Compromise of 1820
The U.S just made the Louisiana Purchase and needed to split the states evenly into slave states and free state in order to keep the balance. So they made a line splitting the states in half. This is sectionalism because they seperated the states into slave states and free states. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Europeans gained land extremely close to the Americans and were trying to colonize it. The Americans did not like how close they were and stole the land. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 creates a boundary between Texas and the United states. California wanted to enter the United States as a free state but that would effect the balance. Slave trade was abolished in Washington D.C. This is sectionalism because it focusing at the different states not the one nation together. -
Fugitive Slave Law
This law said that if you see a slave even in a free state then you have to give it back to its owner. The job of the Federal Government was to locate and return slaves. This is sectionalism because not all states have slaves so it benefited the slave states. -
Secession
Secession was when Presidents Abraham Lincoln was elected and he chose get rid of 11 southern states because slavery was legal in them . This started the Civil war. This was sectionalism because the southern states were being removed and divided. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation gave slaves a chance to life a free live in the United States. This is nationalism because it applies to everyone in the USA. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman escaped her owners when she was 27. She wanted to save more people so she did it through the underground railroad. She made 13 rescue trips for the slaves and saved about 70 slaves. This is sectionalism because Harriet Tubman didn't make rescue missions in every state only a few.