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Signed by Britain and France as the conclusion to the Seven Year War. Britian gained much French territory in North America, but both sides returned land that they had captured during the war.
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Issued by King George III following Britain's acquisition of French territory after the Seven Years' War, which drew a line forbidding all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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Eight people were killed by a confused shooting. Debatable whether the Recoats were at fault or not.
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Placed a tax on tea coming from Great Britain.
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A bunch of patriots dressed as Native Americans go on British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water.
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One of the first battles of the American Revolution. Marked the outbreak of military armed conflict between America and Great Britain.
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no party
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Bank was created to help with massive Revoluntionary War debts.
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The XYZ Affari was caused by the signing of Jay's Treaty, which resolved conflicts between Britain and America. France was infuriated as they thought that this violated several past treaties between America and France, and when America tried to send ambassadors they retaliated. America created the Department of Navy in response. Referred to as the Quasi-War. Treaty of Mortefontaine signed to end.
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Federalist
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Republican
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Republican
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1 day before charter expires
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Republican
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Missouri wanted to be a slave state, but that would upset the balance of slave and free states, so the South threatened to secede if Missouri wasn't added. After debating for 2 years, the government compromised and added Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery illegal in Louisiana Purchase area above 30° 36' with the exception of Missouri.
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Republican
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William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan were the founders of this organization. Their goal was to end slavery. Moral suasion, or an appeal to morality, was a tactic often used by this group. Slavery supporters often targeted this group.
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Charlestown, South Carolina. Much of this literature was distributed by the anti-slavery society.
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Silenced anti-slavery campaigns. Letters were still send to Congress. Was taken down in 1844.
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Four days after it opened to all people of all races, genders, cultures, and beliefs, it burned down. Was a location of quite a few abolitionist meetings.
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Made California a free state, Utah and New Mexico territory to vote on whether or not they keep slaves, Ended slavery in teh capitol of the US
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Required people with power to help people catch their escaped slaves, and also didn't allow slaves to prove their freedom when captured. Infuriated abolitionists.
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Second highest selling book of the 19th century, converted a lot of people to abolitionists. Made southerners furious.
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To make teh vot go one way or another, people moved to Kansas. Disagreement led to violence, and more than 200 people died.
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Repealed the Missouri Compromise Line and allowed people to vote on slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories.
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Dred Scott sued for his freedom becuase his master had taken him into free territory. The Supreme Court ruled agaisnt him, stating that African Americans (slaves and their descendants) could not become aAmerican citizens, and that Congress had no right to decide if states shold ahve slaves or not.
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John Brown and 21/22 others raided Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Held improtant leaders hostage. Within 24 hours, he was captred and tried for treason adn murder and was hanged.
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Was opposed by slave states, thought he would abolish slavery.
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OVer fears taht Lincoln would end slavery, many southern satates seceded to become a new country. In 1860 South Carolina seceded, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Lincoln declared that no state is allowed to leave the country but that he woudln't start a war. Southerners started to take control of forts and such. Confederates attacked Fort Sumpter and started the Civil War
