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There was a law establish called the Proclamation of 1763 and it was made because there was tension between the natives, but the colonists denied the act of saying you can't go west of the Appalachian Mountains because they wanted more land and to be free. -
The sugar act was made to lower the tax of molasses to 3 pounds instead of 6 so people couldn't evade paying their taxes. Then they made a tax on sugar and other smaller products. It also prohibited the import of foreign rum. -
The currency act prohibited any other bills than the pound to be used. It prohibited printing and created fake bills to counter fit. -
The Stamp Act was made to put a high tax on any important documents or papers owned. The government was trying to find any way to get more money. The colonists believed they shouldn't be taxed on this and it lead to a protest. -
The Quartering Act forced all of the colonists to have a barracks or a place to let British soldiers stay. This was a cheaper alternative for the government then installing tents and homes. This led fury in the colonists because they often have to give up their own beds for troops. -
This gave parliament the right to bind the colonies and tax them how they choose. They could create separate taxes from Britain to help pay off debt for the government. The colonists were out raged and said that they were abusing their power. -
To continue punishing the colonists they created this act to put a tax on glass, tea, lead, paper, paint, and tea. This was to gain more money from debt and to get the British government richer. The colonists said it was an abuse of power and they protested against it. -
The Boston Massacre was a fight between the colonists and the British soldiers. The fight started from a conflict between the colonists taunting and throwing snowballs at the soldiers because they were mad at England and then the fight had escalation and the soldiers began shooting and it a was a very gruesome fight. -
It gave the East India Company the right to bypass wholesalers of tea and sell it and get it for cheaper to the
Americans, without going to England first. They did it to make tea much cheaper and not so expensive and over priced. The colonists were fed up with being used just for money and providing a place to stay. So they snuck about Englands ships dressed as Native Americans and dumped a lot of the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the Tea Act. The Sons of Liberty group snuck onto ships dressed as Native Americans and destroyed tea and threw it overboard. -
The colonists were forced to follow legislatives to punish them from Boston Tea Party. England created new taxes and laws to punish the colonists and bring money and order back into the hands of Great Britain. -
The battle of Lexington and Concord was a battle between the British and the Colonists over weapons and goods such as gun powder. The Colonists were outnumbered but still won. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was to give the Colonists land. The Colonists wanted to show the British they could stand their ground and defeat the British. The British ended up winning the Battle and this enraged the Colonists. -
The Declaration of Independence was created as a way of declaring the independence from England. They wrote what they believed was wrong with the England tyranny and all of the rights they believed they had. It was signed by several people on a massive canvas of paper. This document basically decided that they were not gonna take order from England any longer, even if that means war. -
The battle was lead by George Washington against german mercenaries. The battle was in Trenton, New Jersey. . America won this battle, they captured around 900 Germans. In the end, 22 Germans died, and many more were wounded, while no Americans died and a few were wounded. The Battle of Trenton made the Americans want to continue the war, and they felt stronger and more spirited after the battle. -
General John Burgoyne, leader of the German and the British army attempting to seize the Hudson River Valley.
Americans were not willing to go without a fight. The Americans led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold outnumbered the opposing army. The Americans won and gained support from the Dutch and the Spanish and kept control over the Hudson River Valley. -
Valley Forge was a 6 month encampment created by the United States army. Several hundred troops died from disease, starvation, and other deaths caused by the gruesome cold. In the battle part of valley forge the Americans defeated the British. -
George Washington's men defeated the Franco-British army in Yorktown. Gaining America independence in the final battle two gain independence from England. -
This was an agreement that gave the United States official independence from England. This also ended all revolutionary wars. -
Westward expansion or the thought of manifest destiny was a concept that arose in the east parts of the United States. People believed that the U.S. should purchase some land known as the Louisiana Territory and that if they did buy it the settlers would settle west in the new land they purchased. This was considered nationalism because everyone in the country wanted to move west.
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The northern parts of the U.S and the Southern Parts were in a debate over whether slaves should count in voting population or not. The north believed they shouldn't count because they were not being treated like a U.S. citizen and so why should they count as a citizen. The south thought the opposite. This resulted in the 3/5 compromise which means every 3 out of 5 slaves would count as a person. This would be sectionalism because 2 different parts of the country were fighting over a voting law. -
The Whiskey Rebellion was a rebellion by several patriots to eliminate a tax on whiskey and other farmed alcohols. George Washington decided to solve the problem by sending in the U.S. militia to solve any problems there may be. -
The rights of the states gives the federal government to only have the power under the constitution leaving other laws and rights for the states such as establishing schools or building roads. This would be nationalism because this affects both the Nationalist and the anti federalists in their argument on whether or not the state government should have more power or the national government should have more power. -
The XYZ affair was an affair between the French and the United States. It was between three French diplomats and French foreign minister demanded for a bribe from the American delegation. XYZ standed for the 3 people who remained unknown. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts allowed the U.S government to arrest or capture any foreign born citizens who possibly are spies or help out foreign countries. It also allowed the President to arrest people who made false statements and also people who were foreign during war times. -
These were two states who believed the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. These states overstepped the federal government. The states stood up for themselves and they believed this was a tyranny because they went against several amendments. -
The Embargo Act closed all U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from England and France. The act was made to lower both England and France's economy. -
The Underground Railroad was a system of people both black and white trying to help slaves escape the slaves states into free states where they would be free and happier.
This is sectionalism because it benefited the slaves and their community. -
The War of 1812 was between the British and the Americans. The British didn't like the U.S. because the Americans won independence from them almost 40 years ago. The British was searching U.S. vessels, and not agreeing on trade and Native American problems with the U.S. . The United States grew mad about this and a war broke-out. It ended in a treaty of peace with Great Britain. -
The U.S. Congress established a national bank to collect taxes and other government money. Maryland argued that nowhere in the constitution did it say the congress could make a bank to collect government money. McCulloch argued that it didn't say anywhere that they couldn't. The used this as a way of reading between the lines. The Supreme Court ruled in McCullough's favor and allowed congress to establish a central bank. -
The government was in a debate on what to consider Maine and Missouri. They debated over whether they should be a slave state or not. Maine was declared a non-slave state and Missouri was declared a slave state. This compromise would be seen as nationalism because it affected the north and the south parts of the U.S. so that each part could gain a state in their region. -
The Monroe Doctrine was created to stand up for the U.S land. This gives the U.S. the power to attack back at a foreign country if that country attempts to seize land. -
Frederick Douglass was an African-American man who was known for speaking out and being the leader of the abolitionist movement which was a moment in which to abolish slavery. In his early life he escaped slavery in Maryland and became a free man. He had a big impact on the African-American community. He had a big impact on sectionalism helping to give drive and hope for the African-Americans. -
Harriet Tubman was a women who was a big part in the Underground Railroad she help near 70 slaves escape and she was a true hero in the African-American community. She inspired the community and this is why she was a big part in sectionalism. -
This compromise enabled California to be a free state, showed a territory of government for Utah and New Mexico, and it got rid of slave trade in Washington D.C. and established the boundary between the U.S. and Texas. It also established the Fugitive Slave Law. This would be nationalism because it is creating a change throughout the entire U.S.. -
The Fugitive Slave Law made all slaves go back to their original owner even if they were in a free state. This also made the federal government responsible for finding and getting back any slaves who escaped or ran away. This act would be sectionalism because it is dividing the nation apart and making the slave argument stronger. -
Secession was the term used when 11 U.S. states withdrew from the U.S. and became their own region called the Confederate States of America. This is what was caused the Civil War. This would be seen as sectionalism as this sections of states withdrew from the U.S.. -
During the Civil War President Lincoln established the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves in rebellious states to be free. Overall this would be sectionalism because the north won the war and this was to solve the slavery argument and just completely abolish slavery. The north would want to think of this as nationalism. but technically one side or part did win this argument so it is by rule sectionalism.