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Proclamation of 1763
Act showed that colonists could not settle or claim land west of the app mtns.This law was enforced because companies in London wanted to gain wealth from the land where the colonists wanted to settle. The colonists ignored the act because they wanted to claim and explore this land so eagerly. -
Sugar Act
The king wanted to improve taxes and they increases it among sugar in the Americas because they ran out of money because of so much spending during the war. Colonists resented it because it had bad effects on trade and it violated colonial rights. -
Currency Act
Colonies were not able to print money anymore because the British empire felt like the colonists were cheating on their taxes with fake money. The colonists thought this was unfair because they thought they were paying too much money to the British gov. -
Stamp Act
British empire imposed a tax on all papers and documents in the Americas because money was needed to pay for war expenses in Great Britain struggles with France and Spain. Colonists refused to pay the Stamp Act tax because they were angered and frustrated by it so they quickly acted to oppose it. -
Quartering Act
Colonists were not allowed to possess as many coins because the gov wanted to better pay the army. The colonists also thought this was unfair because they were losing their money and did not like that. Colonists were also required to take care of British soldiers and they thought this was not right. -
Declaratory Act
This act gave the crown the exclusive right to impose all duties and finding an attempt to do so illegal because he wanted to better secure the dependency of the king's dominions in America upon the crown. Colonials attacked parliamentary acts because they argued the tradition rights their forefathers had fought for were killed by London. -
Townshend Revenue Act
This act placed taxes on a lot of goods imported from Britain because they wanted to raise money for the military. Colonies abandoned their ban on imported English goods because the colonists did not want to pay these taxes so they decided they didn't have to. -
Boston Massacre
Soldiers were frustrated by angry and annoying colonists and they got so annoyed that a soldier shot a colonist which elevated to a deadly event where several colonists were assasinated. -
Tea Act
East India Company could bypass American whole sellers and send tea directly to American distributors because it made English tea cheaper. The colonists dumped nearly 350 chests of tea into the water which was called the Boston Tea Party because the colonists never accepted the constitutionality of the duty on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists are frustrated at the king for all the taxes and laws he had been enforcing, especially the tea act. The colonists wanted to get their revenge on the East India Co and the king. So they decided to dress up at natives and dump chests of tea off of an East India Co tea ship. Th eking was furious at the colonists for doing this. -
Intolerable Acts
These acts punished the colony of Massachusetts for leading the Boston Tea Party by closing ports to everything except food and fuel. The colonists protested and gathered together because they were mad they were being punished in such a fierce way. -
Lexington And Concord
The colonists wanted to show England that they were strong and were able to sustain a fight. They wanted to show this because they were mad at King George because he had mistreated his people in the Americas. -
Bunker Hill
The patriots wanted to capture and control Breed's hill, but on accident they ended up on Bunker Hill. The patriots started on the top of the hill and were attacked by British troops. The British ended up winning the war and capturing Bunker Hill. This marked the very beginning of the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The king had hurt and injured the colonists so much that the colonists wanted freedom and independence from England. They decided to write a letter to the king declaring their independence and they also stated in the letter why they wanted the freedom. The colonists made it for the king, the colonists, and the world. -
Battle of Trenton
General George Washington lead the battle of the British against the Patriots. America won the battle and it freed New Jersey of British rule. The colonists gained more confidence and took control of Trenton. -
Battle of Saratoga
Haratio Gates, Benedict Arnold, and John Burgoyne were important people in this battle. British won this battle which took place in New England territory. The United States gained allies with Spain and France. -
Valley Forge
George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, and Friedrich Von Steuben were main leaders of the camp. Valley Forge was the first winter encampment which is where colonists or soldiers could stay during the winter because there was shelter. The colonists and soldiers experienced extreme food shortages and major hunger issues. -
Battle of Yorktown
George Washington, Jean Baptise, and Charles Cornwallis were leaders of the battle. Patriots won the battle and ended the American Revolution by winning independence from England and the crown. -
1783 Treaty of Paris
Britain had just lost the Battle of Yorktown and they decided to stop fighting in the American Revolution and give America the freedom and Independence they desperately wanted. The second committes of Correspondence selected five peace commissioners to meet and discuss Americas rights. They were articles. -
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Westward Expansion
The country America was only located in the east of the big country, and there was so much amazing land west of America. Likewise, since America wanted to expand, they established towns and moved west to see what land was out there. US fought for, bought, and explored this land to make it become part of their gigantic and growing nation. Because of westward expansion, the nation was growing and improving as a whole instead of one section. -
The 3/5 Compromise
The South wanted slaves to be able to vote in a voting so they could get what they want in an election or law. The North disagreed and said it would be unfair and it would give the South too much power. They came up with a solution called the 3/5 Compromise where 3/5 of the slave population could go towards representatives. This focuses more on sectionalism because this law helps the South the most and their section. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Colonists protested, because of this tax, less people would buy whiskey which made it very difficult for farmers to get a collect profit. The colonists protested against this law in a non peaceful way, and George Washington was tasked with a very hard decision of how to put this to an end without turning the federal gov into a tyranny. He chose to maintain order and send troops to stop the protest from still happening. His plan worked and there was no more violent protest about the whiskey tax. -
States Rights
When the founding fathers were making the constitution, and trying to transform this nation into anything but a tyranny, they added state rights in the bill of rights amendment 10 so that the government would never have too much power. There was no law about slavery, and states were bale to create and enforce laws, and the states complained that the national government was taking away power from the states. -
XYZ Affair
The Americans were frustrated that France was bombing and destroying their ships. They were mad because France had helped them win the Revolutionary war and they were confused on why France was not being nice. John Adams sent three colonists to try and negotiate peace with France. The French declined, unless they paid them $10 million. The United States refused to pay that cash so instead they decided to send the troops. The militia put an end to the bribe and France stopped bombing their ships. -
Alien & Sedition Acts
The American citizens were worried about foreign immigrants especially England who might side with the French. So the congress created and approved the Alien and Sedition acts. The Alien act states that any person who was not considered a US citizen who could potentially be dangerous, could be imprisoned or deported by the President. meanwhile, the Sedition act rules that it was a crime to speak or publish any false scandalous or malicious criticism of the government. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Democratic republicans were frustrated with the Alien and Sedition acts because they thought it gave too much power to the central gov. And they eventually started to protest. As a result, the resolution did not change the acts but they eventually expired and were taken out of the laws. -
John Brown
John Brown was an abolitionist leader and died fighting for slavery abolishment. John Brown was hung after he his raid in Harpers Ferry. John Brown's actions and bravery inspired other slaves to stand up and rebel for the end of slavery. John Browns actions would later help abolish slavery in the US for good. John Brown focused on making the who nation better and ending slavery. -
Embargo Act
In order to try to stop France and England from destroying their ships, America wanted to cancel all trading with the French and British. The government made this act because France relies on America's resources to help benefit their country, so without America's resources, the French will have to try to negotiate with them to try to get their resources. -
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Underground Railroad
The Underground railroad was not a real railroad, but a road over 1,000 miles to escape slavery. The main leader of the underground railroad was a female named Harriet Tubman. People called "conductors" guided runaway enslaved people from place to place along the routes. The Underground railroad helped thousands of slaves escape to the North. The Underground Railroad focused on freeing slaves in the South section. -
War of 1812
France and England continued to attack American harbors, even after the US told them to stop. They were now at the point where it was time to settle this once and for all, with a war. -
McCulloch vs Maryland
The government was still very new and there was still debate over a national bank. McColluch refused to pay tax for his bank, and was eventually sued for it by the people of Maryland. Many people pointed out that the constitution did not expressly give congress power to make national banks. This case was brought to the supreme court and they ruled it in McColluch's favor because the congress indeed did have power to make national banks. -
Compromise of Missouri (1820)
New states kept being added to the US as westward expansion was happening. Consequently, since new states kept being added, there was an unbalance of free and slave states. Furthermore, because of this problem, the north and the south came up with the Missouri compromise that set a compromise line near Missouri. States south of the line would became slave states, vs states north would turn into a free state. Nationalism is the main focus because the compromise follows for the entire nation. -
Monroe Doctrine
Smaller countries in Latin America had won their independence from Spain, and other foreign countries were looking at trying to capture that land. America was concerned that their land might interfere with America's so they decided to try to hold their ground. The government placed an act saying that any invading of their land, then America will hold them in hostile. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a rebel against slavery in Virginia. Nat Turner believed god was calling him to lead this rebellion and hopefully free more enslaved people, if not all. This rebellion focused on freeing slaves from mainly the South. Turner convinced African Americans to join this revolt. They killed and assassinated many slaveholders including murdering Turners master and his family. -
Frederick Doulgas
Frederick was born into slavery in the eastern shore of Maryland, and had a very difficult life growing up. With no education, Frederick taught himself how to read and write in the streets of Baltimore. At the age of 12, he wrote a famous book called the Columbian Orator. Frederick rebelled against slavery, and taught other slaves how to read and write as well as helping slaves escape to the North, and was an abolitionist leader. -
Fugitive Slave Law
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Law was one of five parts of the Compromise of 1850. This law mainly focused on the South and their section. This law states that any runaway slaves caught in the north would be returned to their owners in the south. -
The Compromise of 1850
US kept adding new states as Westward Expansion went on, and there was an unbalance of free and slave states. The Compromise of 1850 had five different parts. First, California was declared a free state, and a state voting would decide a slave or free state for NM and UT. Next Texas received $10 million even though they lost some northern land. The Fugitive slave law was passed which declared that all slaves caught in North would be returned to their masters. Lastly, DC slave trade was banned. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was an enslaved man who lived a tough life in the South. His owner moved up to the North above the Missouri Compromise line to a free state. Therefore, Dred Scott fought for his freedom because he was in a free state. He brought his case to the supreme court, but the supreme court ruled against him because he was African American and was not considered a citizen.