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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was made for the colonists regulating their not being able to move west of the Appalachian mountains. Furthermore, the colonists were upset and scared as they thought they would be overpopulated on the eastern coast and scared of the growth of crowded cities. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 tried to preserve the balance of power between free and slave states by making people wonder if a state should be a free or slave state. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was made to stop smuggling and underpaying taxes. The colonists were upset and just agreed with it because they didn't want it lowered even more. -
Currency Act of 1764
This act regulated that they should remove the paper money of the colonies in favor of a system centered on the pound sterling, to protect British merchants and creditors from depreciating colonial currency. The colonies were furious as they had little money. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp and the reason was to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years’ War and this led to Colonial resistance because they did not want to pay this unfair tax. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
It didn’t allow a soldier to stay or reside in a house without given permission of the owner of the residence and its purpose was to escalate the tension between the colonists and the British the colonists didn’t like it because they didn’t want to be controlled and it led to upright conflict. -
Townshend Revenue Act
This act gave all control of the trade and delivery of tea to the East India Tea Company because the British Parliament needed money which resulted in harsh colonial resistance. The reason they did this is that the act would give the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
This act regulated the requirement that colonists had to pay taxexs for tea. The Colonists were furious with the taxes so they snuck onto the ships and dumped all of the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Tea Act
the Intolerable acts were a series of punitive laws to enforce the order. And the reason the king did that was to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest the colonists responded by protesting and organizing and they did this because the act was cruel and severe. -
The Intolerable Acts of 1774
The Intolerable Acts were made up of four acts as a way of punishment for the Boston Tea Party. It was originally called the Coercive Acts but the colonists referred to it as the Intolerable Acts -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The purpose of this act was for the Americans could protect their weapons and their gunpowder from British attacks. The Americans had 300 men fall on the British who were lined up in a straight line which was made to show that they were fearless -
The Battle of Bunker Hill/Breed Hil
The purpose of this whole battle was for the Americans to stop further attacks on the county side. They battled on a hill that was used for the high ground which gave them a huge advantage. In conclusion, the British took control over the Peninsula and won, even though they lost way more men than the Americans. -
Declaratory Act
This act could make laws by binding the American colonies. They did this to show that they still have dominance over them, this caused the colonists to be very upset about how they still put this even after they repealed the stamp act because they thought they still had a say in their rights. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a way the Americas said they had enough and would no longer be under the rule of King George III. Also, all men are equal and under one man which is God. And another is to show all the other countries, not just Great Britain, that another country has emerged. They also exposed the King to all the unlawful acts that he did. -
The Battle of Trenton
It started with the continental army starting its charge against the city where the Hessians and the British were located. George Washington who was the general of the militia led his people to a victory that inspired many people to join the army. -
The Battle of Saratoga
St. Leger held a truce with Gansevoort offering safe conduct but threatening to massacre, causing the British to want to surrender. This also convinced the French to involve themselves in the conflict before the British made peace with the colonists. -
The Battle of Valley forge
The Battle of Valley Forge was a battle that many people wouldn't have won without the leadership of George Washington. Many soldiers died because of diseases and starvation. Even though they faced those types of hardships, they still managed to prevail in the end causing much more motivation for the soldiers. This also resulted in many other men and women joining the militia. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Gen. Cornwallis moves to Yorktown for good harbor and reinforcements, which later led to Gen. Washington finding out and taking his army of 16,000 with French allies to go defeat them. Gen. Cornwallis tries to escape the siege, but there is a storm and there aren’t enough boats causing America to win. -
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Abolitionism
Abolitionism was the movement to end slavery. This was an important movement in history that later influenced the idea of ending abolishing slavery all over the world. This counts as Nationalism because it helped the entire nation during it's battle against slavery. -
Treaty of Paris
A group of Americans and a group of British met up on the Mississippi River. Their sole purpose was to negotiate and end all of their problems. -
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Westward Expanision
Westward Expansion was the idea of expanding westward for a better life. Many thought it was a God-given right to take the land since no one was there. But in fact, the natives were. This caused the Trail of Tears to happen. With the news of this new idea, everyone all over the country started to migrate. This counted as Nationalism because it brought everyone together to start migrating. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise was a law that counted 3/5 of the enslaved population in a state that would count as actual votes. It also made it so they could not bring in slaves from outside the country. This counted as Sectionlism because it only brought the slave states together and not the free states. -
States Rights
To make things fair, the 10th Amendment gave states the right to make laws and to fight back. The states realized this and fought back when the Federal gov't was taking power away from the states even though there was no law about slavery. This counted as Nationalism because it brought the states together to fight back against the gov't. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion began with Congress putting a tax on whiskey to earn money back from their war dept. The people were not fond of this and started to not pay and protest. Because of the continuous protests, George Washington had to change the tax causing a new precedent to happen. So they continued protesting and then they went to the tax collector's estate and charged him causing 5 people to die. This caused George Washington to bring his militia to tell them to cease everything. -
XYZ Affair
France was attacking US ships. So President John Adams sent three diplomats to negotiate with the French Minister. What the French Minister did was say that they are not worth my time and sent three men to say that in order to talk to the minister they must pay us a bribe. So what the US did was make two acts to say that they are serious and are not playing around. -
Alien Act
In response to the French, the US was mad about them not taking them seriously so they made the Alien Act saying that the president could imprison or deport anyone considered to be dangerous who was not a US citizen. What the Anti-Feds did was say what did dangerously actually mean and what classifies as dangerous. -
Sedition Act
In response to the French, the US was mad about them not taking them seriously so they made the Sedition Act saying that the law stating it was a crime to speak or publish any "false. scandalous and malicious criticism of the government." -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, which many people thought was an abuse of power. Made the Anti-Feds challenge the Government and prevailed causing a new precedent and reminding the people that the States can challenge the Government. -
Embargo Act
It was an idea that was made to make their economy go up but had to go down first causing it not to work. The Embargo Act made all trade stop, even including domestic trade. This was made to lower the economy of countries like France and England. As a result of not trading, the economic rate dropped significantly for the U.S. In the end, they had to cancel the act. -
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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of routes and safe houses that was made for the purpose of helping slaves escape from their slave owners. This counted as Sectionlism because it helped the North gain population and votes. -
The War of 1812
The Britsh and French were attacking the U.S. trade ships which drastically changed the economy for the U.S. farmers. This caused the U.S. to be mad and start thinking if they should get in between the war. This resulted in a draw. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
In 1791 Congress made the first national bank for America. Many people were fond of it until some people pointed out that the Constitution did not expressly give Congress the power to create banks. And if they can, does Maryland have the power to tax them inside state borderlines. -
Compromise of 1820
The North and the South were arguing about which state would become a slave state and which states would become a free states. Ultimately, they made the Compromise of 1820 which stated that anything above the line is a free state and anything below the line was a slave state. This counted as Sectionlism because it split the Nation apart. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was made because European countries like France and England started attacking U.S. ships. The reason they made it was to show the European powers that if they get any closer than they would attack and that they are serious. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a compromise that made many states free and many states slave states. It also made the Fugitive Slave Act which would say that if you are a slave and you run away even to the North, you could still be caught and brought back. The slave trade in Washington D.C. was abolished. This counted as Sectionlism because it was only helping the South because they could still capture slaves even if they ran away. -
Fugitive Slave Law
This law stated that if a slave were to run away, they are to be found and returned even if they ran away to a free state. This counted as Sectionlism because it only helped the South states -
John Brown
John Brown was one of the many leading figures during the anti-slavery movement. This included his attacking on many slave owners and many plantations. He also defended Kansas as a "free state" He also was one of the main leaders during the raid on Harpers Ferry, and the Pottawatomie raid in the Kansas Territory in 1856. This counted as Sectionlism because he only focused on the North and it only benefitted the North. -
Secession
During the Civil War, the Federal Gov't was asserting their power over the states, this caused the southern states to be in fury. They later remembered that the Federal Gov't doesn't have the right to control slavery. So all the Southern states revolted and used their state rights to make slavery legal. -
Emancipation Proclamation
During the battle between the South and the North, Abraham Lincoln made the law that was named the Emancipation Proclamation which made all enslaved people free. This counted as Nationalism because it was for all states.