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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the french following the Indian War. The Act advanced British governmental efforts to discourage westward expansion in the decade before American Revolution. Colonists ignored the act because they did not feel the law respected their needs for growth. -
Sugar Act 1764
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon. The Government imposed the act to raise colonial money for the crown. Colonists did not like the act and were angry about it. The colonists felt angry because they thought that the the British West Indies alone could not produce enough molasses to meet the colonies needs. -
Currency Act 1764
The Currency Act prohibited the printing and issuance of paper money by colonial legislatures. The government imposed the act to protect British merchants and creditors from depreciated colonial currency. Colonists were angry about the act because it prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency. -
Stamp Act 1765
The stamp act prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency. The government imposed the act to replenish their finance after the costly seven year war with France. Colonists argues that there should be "no taxation without representation". -
The Quartering Act 1765
The Quartering Act prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes. The government imposed the act to increase empire defense costs in America following the French and Indian War and pontiac's War. Colonists resented and opposed to the act because they were being taxed to pay for provisions and barracks for the army. -
Declaratory Act 1766
The government imposed the Declaratory Act to show the American colonists that the british parliament had a right to tax them, and that they are stronger than them. Some of the colonists were outraged because the Declaratory Act hinted that more acts would be coming, but some of them celebrated because it was asserting that the British government hade free and total legislative power over the colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act 1767
The Townshend Revenue Act prohibited the New York Assembly from conducting further business. The government imposed the act because they thought the colonists should help pay the cost of their protection. Colonists had protests because they saw the act as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacare
The Boston Massacre occurred between the British soldiers and the patriots in boston. Colonists rebelled against the taxes the British enforced, rallying around the cry, “no taxation without representation.” -
The Tea Act 1773
The Tea Act required the British East India Company to pay a tax per pound of tea sold which added to the company's financial burdens. The Government imposed the act to bail out the floundering East India company. Colonists never accepted the constitutionality of the duty on tea. Colonists reacted like that because they argues that only their own elective colonial assemblies could tax them, and that taxation without representation was unjust and unconstitutional. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest over tea and taxation. Colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation. They dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. -
The intolerable Act
The Intolerable Act blocked the Boston Harbor because "the commerce for his majesty's subjects cannot be safely carried on there". The government imposed the act to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. Colonists protested, disobeyed, or boycotted. Colonists acted like that to avoid paying taxes. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle broke out because the British had ordered troops to seize weapons from the town of Concord and to Capture the rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock from the town of Lexington. Instead, their actions sparked the first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill and breeds hill
At the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport. The British decided to take two hills, Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, in order to gain a tactical advantage. The American forces heard about it and went to defend the hills. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of Independence was the founding document that announced the United States independence from great Britain. The declaration of independence goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country. -
Battle of Trenton
On December 26, 1776 after crossing the Delaware River in a storm George Washington's army fought against Lord Cornwallis. The Americas needed a victory during their dark times. After an exhausting fight the Americas won and it was a huge boost of confidence. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle Of Saratoga was on December 19, 1777, and was a war between British and the Americas. The battle of Saratoga convinced French to join conflict before British made peace with colonists. Saratoga was a huge confidence boost for the Americas because it was their first great victory. Winning this battled contributed to American Independence. -
Battle of Valley Forge
The Battle of Valley Forge was on december 19, 177- June 19, 1778, and was a war between Baron Von Steuben and General George Washington. The battle was fought near Philadelphia hand was a place where George Washington's men arrested for battles. During the battle over 2,000 American soldiers died from disease and malnutrition. In the end the Americans won and gained a lot of confidence. -
Treaty of paris
On September 3, 1778 the Treaty of Paris was written by John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Lawrence, and it was very successful. The treaty brought an end to the American Revolution, and the Americas got their desired independence. The treaty also forbid British to carry slaves and established many boundaries -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a battle between the Americas and British. General cornwallis moved to Yorktown for good harbor and reinforcements. George Washington went to Yorktown with 16,000 men. Which lead to war and the Americas won. The revolutionary War ended and there was peace for 2 years. -
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Westward Expansion
Westward expansion was a significant push toward the west coast. It began in the 1810s and was intensified by the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise. Pioneers traveled to Oregon and California using a network of trails leading west, such as the California Trail, Gila River Trail, Mormon Trail, and the Oregon Trail. This relates to sectionalism because new land (states) was sold during the Louisiana Purchase, and are now being explored. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise problem was that South had a large enslaved population that counted towards population size and increased their votes. The north had a small enslaved population that didn't count for votes but counted for taxes. It determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a uprising of farmers in Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government. Federalist thought that the Whiskey tax was a good way to make money for new government. Farmers in Pennsylvania believed was unfair since that's how they make their money. The whiskey Rebellion enforced that the new government had the right to impose a particular tax that would impact citizens in all states. -
Sates Rights
The 10th Amendment gave the states any power that is not given to federal government. There was no law in the U.S. about slavery. States could make laws but federal government was trying to take power away from the states. This connects to sectionalism because it was only about the power of the states -
The Alien and Sedition Act
After the XYZ affair the Americans wanted to show they were serious. The Act was restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government. Colonists did not approve of the act and became very angry. This Act led to freedom of speech -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolution
The Virginia and Kentucky Acts were political statements which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. They claimed that because these acts overstepped federal authority under the Constitution, they were null and void. Most states rejected the Resolution, some states passed it, and some didn't take action. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain. It caused Agricultural prices and earnings to fall. Shipping-related industries were devastated. Existing markets were wrecked. Unemployment increased. -
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a bunch of people, both whites and free Blacks, who worked together to help runaways from slaveholding states. This was sectionalism because they were escaping the South, and there goal was to successfully travel to states in the North where slavery was illegal. It was very successful despite the laws and people who tried to prevent it, and was estimated that between 25,000 and 50,000 enslaved people escaped to freedom through this route. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a war against Great Britain. There were many good things that would come out of the war but there was also many bad things. The war was caused by British kidnapping and shooting our ships. The bad part about the war was that it caused debt and destruction, and Britain was our best trading partner. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government. -
Compromise Of 1820
The compromise of 1820 was sectionalism because it admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state, to not upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory. Some southerners opposed the Compromise because it set a precedent for Congress to make laws concerning slavery, while Northerners dislike the law because it meant slavery was expanding into new territory. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a revolution of enslaved Virginians. It took place in Virginia in August 1831. It was Led by Nat Turner. It was the deadliest slave revolt in U.S. history, killing 55-65 white people. This is sectionalism because it deadened pro slavery attitudes among Southern whites and led to new harsh legislation prohibiting slaves. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After she escaped slavery, she made 13 missions and rescued approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She was also a Union scout, spy, and nurse. She was part of sectionalism because she helped many people escape from the South and expand North to where slavery was illegal. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, and established a boundary between Texas and the United States. It also called for the ban of slave trade in Washington, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act. The compromise connected to sectionalism by admitting Missouri to the union as slave states and Maine as a state without slaves. The compromise helped the sectional balance between the states -
Fugitive Slave Law
The FUgitive Slave act was part of the Compromise of 1850. It stated that slaves had to be given back to there original owner. This also gave a job to the federal government because they had to find slaves who were trying to escape and bring them back. This is sectionalism because it benefited the south by giving them back slaves which was an advantage over the North because they relied on labor. -
Secession
Secession was the removal of 11 slave states in which slaveholding was legal from the Union during 1860–1861. The Southern states were outraged because they feared the government would try to abolish slavery, and some were even feared that it would result in the break up of the union. This is sectionalism because it is only focused on the removal of slaveholding from 11 of the states and not the whole nation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation was made by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 The proclamation declared that all people held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and shall be free. It was very successful by adding force to the Nation and strengthened the Nation both militarily and politically. This is sectionalism because this proclamation only applied to South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina having to free slaves.