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The proclamation made sure no one settled west of the Appalachians until the British could fully control the area. This made the colonists irritated, because several colonists, rich or poor, wanted land. -
Taxed sugar in the colonies so the British could gain money due to the 7 year war. Colonists resented it because it made just buying sugar harder than it should be. -
Fined the use of paper money, and made colonists use pounds for currency. The colonists were used to their form of currency and were upset by the change. -
Taxed stamps, witch infuriated the colonists because they were having letters and stamps taxed! -
The act was passed to provide more money for the army, but the colonists hated it, because they were forced to let soldiers live in their homes. -
Taxed people in North America, and the colonists were mad for getting taxed for no reason. -
Taxes on glass, led, etc. to pay expences, which discouraged colonists getting supplies from England. -
A conflict broke out between colonists and soldiers, and at it's climax, 5 were killed by the soldiers, leading to tensions rising higher then ever between soldiers and colonists -
Taxed tea to gain more money, but the colonists decided to just chuck a bunch of tea into the water, also known as "The Boston Tea Party" -
The Sons of Liberty threw several chests of tea in the Boston Harbor. -
Punishment for the Tea Party, several more taxes were made, so the colonists stopped buying products from England. -
British attacked stash of weapons and the minute men stopped them and chased them off. -
Colonists tried to capture Bunker Hill but took Breeds Hill instead. Held off two waves of British, but lost to the third wave. 1,054 casualties on the British side. -
The Declaration of Independence was signed by the Founding Fathers to declare that they were no longer connected to England so they could finally be free from their cruel rule. This began the war between England and America. -
Led by George Washington against Colonel Johann Rall, the battle of Trento was a victory for the Americans, with only 5 casualties for the US while the British had 905. This battle sparked hope for the Americans, and lowered their fear of the British. -
Lead by Horatio Gates, the battle happened around the Hudson River and was an American victory. The Americans had 330 casualties while the British had 1,140. This battle got the French to ally with America to take down the British. -
While Valley Forge had no battle, it was an encampment for George Washington and his army. 2,000 of his soldiers died to cold and disease. -
George Washington and French General, Comte de Grasse, led the attack against Cornwallis in Yorktown, George on land, and Grasse at sea. They surrounded the British, and after several pitiful attempts for the British to counter, they surrendered. This was the last battle of the revelotion. -
The Treaty of Paris was the agreement to finally end the war. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay were some of the few to sign it. This Treaty officially brought the end to the revolution. -
Westward Expansion was taking place, expanding the United States but also begging the question, would the new states be slave, or free states? Westward Expansion caused the North and the South to fight over which areas would become slave states and which would become free states which connects to sectionalism by splitting the land of America to each section.
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The 3/5ths Compromise made it so that the only 3/5ths of the slave population counted toward the population of states, therefor meaning that portion of the slaves would add up towards the state's representatives which adds to nationalism because it helped bring the two sides closer together in a compromise. -
The government makes a tax on any alchohal to earn money to pay of debts, the people get mad at the tax collecters, and eventually, George Washington sends his militia to stop the protesters, which works. -
The South pointed out that according to the 10th Amendment, any power not had by the Federal Government was the states, and because the Federal Government made no laws about the slaves, they should be able to make laws for the slaves and they believed the Government was taking power from them, and this encourages sectionalism because the South didn't trust the Federal Government now because of this. -
After France started attacking American ships, the U.S. sent diplomats to talk to the French minister, who sent X Y and Z to talk. X Y and Z tried to bribe the diplomats into giving them 10 million, but they said no. -
After the XYZ Affair, the Government was worried about french immigrants turning on them, so the Alien and Sedition acts were made to prevent any such thing from ever occuring. -
Democratic-Republicans didn't like the new acts, and said it was unconstitutional and they were interfering with the peoples rights. The Kentucky Resolution insisted that states could nullify laws that were unconstitutional. -
John Brown was raised in a strictly anti-slavery home, he grew up hating slavery and thought aggressive actions had to happen in order to end slavery. John Brown's actions led to there being more sectionalism because his actions were against the slave owners in the South. -
The Embargo Act of 1807 was inacted to prevent ships from leaving the U.S. due to the fact that France kept destroying them, and due to the embargo, both France and England (who they were fighting) had their resources from America cut off, until the embargo's repeal in 1809 -
America had gone through a lot at this point. Ships being destroyed by the French or the British, people being kidnapped, and embargoing ships. They had had enough. People weren't sure whether or not to go to war with England, but something had to be done. So the War of 1812 begun. -
People complained about the government doing something they did not mention they could do in the constitution, and in the end, McCulloch, who supported the government, won against Maryland, who didn't support the government on this. -
When Westward Expansion took place, people argued over which new states would be slave states, and which would be free states. The Compromise of 1820 made it so the all states in the south would be slave states, and the ones in the north would be free states. This helped spread nationalism because this helped the North and South come to an agreement. -
Harriet Tubman was one of the largest conductors* in the Underground Railroad. She helped save about 300 slaves and helped people evacuate from their homes during the Civil War. She helped the North slowly win the war, so she helped nationalism by slowly bringing America back together.- Someone who helped escort runaway slaves to the North
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The Europeans were renewing their attempts to colonize parts of America, leading the Americans to make the Monroe Doctrine, saying that any attempts to interfere with American affairs would be seen as a threat, and that the U.S. wouldn't get in the way of European countries. -
The compromise of 1850 made it so the California was declared a free state, UT and NM would decide whether or not they were slave states, Texas was paid $10 million to shrink its border, the fugitive slave law was passed, and the D.C. slave trade was banned. In all, this effected nationalism because it helped fix several problems for the nation. -
This law was made to make sure that any slaves that escaped to the North, if found, would be returned to their owners, even if in a free state by the time they were found. This effects nationalism since it helps make sure the South don't get too mad about all their slaves escaping and becoming free. -
When a slave owner and his slave moved from the South to the North, the slave tried to sue his owner for his freedom, him being in a free state and all, but instead of heeding the slave, the court ruled against him. This rules in favor of sectionalism, showing that even though in the North, people from the South could still have slaves. -
This is on of the main events in history that led to the civil war. A group of people who wanted slaves freedom attacked an armory in Virginia at Harpers Ferry. This increased sectionalism because this slowly separated the North and the South. -
After Abraham Lincoln was elected as president, the 11 states that aloud slavery decided to disconnect from the U.S.A. This officially began the Civil War, and It's obvious why this is sectionalism at its finest.