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Proclamation of 1763
after the 7-year war, the British settlers started to move westward past the Appalachian mountains into native territory the natives were not happy with this and started attacking British forts when word of this reached London settlers were prohibited to settle past the Appalachian mountains creating the proclamation of 1763 on October 7, 1763, into the natives land. The settlers were not happy with this act and some settled anyway. -
sugar act
After the 7-year war, Great Britain was in a lot of debt. the sugar act was the taxation of sugar and other goods.
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currency act
the currency act of 1764 prohibited the colonist from printing paper bills. the government did this so the currency would be valued more and not paid in a devalued currency. Colonists were mad about the acted protesting and ignored it since they wanted to keep their printing money w -
quartering act
the quartering act was an act where British soldiers weren't allowed to live in private homes but colonists were responsible for their quarters. Many colonists resented the act as they didn't want to be responsible for the soldier's housing. -
stamp act
the stamp act was the taxation on certain papers. the reason the government did this was to help pay for troops in the 7-year war so they wouldn't lose as much money. many colonists resented and protested the act. -
Declatory Act
The Declaratory act was the act of how the taxes in the colonies would be the same in America. The government saw how the colonist was mad about the other acts, so they created the Declaratory Act. -
Townshend Revenue Act
The Townsend revenue act was the duties on goods imported into the colonies, so the government could get more money. Colonists weren't happy with this act some smuggled goods into the colonies and protested. -
Boston massacare
The Boston Massacre happened on October 1, 1778. The Boston massacre started when patriots started to antagonize a British soldier. It lead to violence and the British soldier hit one of the patriots with his musket. Other patriots joined a soldier yelled fire and 6 colonists were killed. -
Tea Act
The tea act was the taxation on tea that was being imported into the Americas that wasn't British tea. The government did this so the colonist would buy more British tea instead. This backfired as colonists were so outraged one of the actions they did was called the Boston tea party, where they threw British tea into the Boston harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were how the British government punished the colonist for how they responded. one of the acts stated how the Boston harbor was closed until colonisted payed the money for the tea. one other stated how you go to trial if you damaged brithish goods. The colonist weren't happy with these acts and it sparked the revaluntonary war -
The Battle of lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington&Concord happened on April 19, 1775. The British heard that the Colonies had artillery supplies in the town. The British marched into the Town to meet Militia men who were defending the supplies on a hill. The Americans won the battle as the British retreated. this was on of the major starting points of the war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 1775 in Charlestown Massachusetts. It was the first major battle in the Revolutionary War. The British had defeated the colonial army in the battle, but the British had twice as many casualties. England and the Colonies had officially gone to war after this battle. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was the statement that declared the colonies' freedom from Great Britain. the declaration states that they no longer are a part of the British and they are now their own country. The colonies felt that Britain was unfair and harsh to the Colonies. -
Battle of Trenton
The battle of Trenton was on December 26, 1776, in Trenton New Jersey. on that morning General Washington and his men invaded a camp of German mercenaries they captured 900 germans and killed 22 no Americans died, but some were wounded. -
The battle of Valley Forge
The battle of Valley Forge started on December 19, 1777, located in eastern Pennsylvania. The conditions were harsh, as the continental army was short on supplies and in the cold weather. Washington trained his army to make them stronger and more united, this helped them win the Revolutionary War by having a stronger army. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown took place on September 28 and ended on October 18 in Yorktown Virginia. The was an important battle because it was the last battle of the Revolutionary War. The British surrendered and ended the war. -
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Abolitionism
Abolitionism was the movement to abolish slavery. this movement had many effects on the U.S. one being the civil war. since the abolitionism was sectionalism since it led to the nation being so separate that it lead to one part of the nation not wanting to be with the other part (Civil War -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris happened on September 3, 1783. The treaty had officially ended the revolutionary war and stated that the colonies were officially their own nation and separate from Britain. -
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Westward expansion
Westward Expansion started in 1783 there was a significant push to move out west. Westward Expansion is also called Manifest Destiny they believed that god d spread democracy to the West. Manifest Destiny and Westward was nationalism since it benefited the entire nation by spreading manifest destiny all throughout the west. -
3/5 Compromise
the 3/5 compromise happened when both the North and the South were debating if slaves went towards voting. Many southern states argued that they should be counted for how many representatives their state should have. Others argued that slaves were considered property and shouldn't be counted towards voting. The North and the South finally came to a compromise. Each slave would be 3/5 a vote. Both sides were happy and were not arguing anymore. -
XYZ Affair
In 1791 the french were attacking our ships. The U.S. was confused why because the french helped us win the revolutionary war. So President John Adams sent 3 representatives to France. France sent 3 Represinitves Known as X, Y, Z they said the only way to negotiate was to pay money. The 3 Representatives said no, showing France that we demand respect. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
the Whiskey rebellion started in 1791. the government passed a tax on whiskey since the price of whiskey went up no one wanted to buy it. grain farmers were upset since it was the only way to keep grain from going bad in the winter was to turn it into whiskey. farmers held violent protests burning down the tax collectors' house and killing soldiers defending the house Washington sent a militia to confront the protesters. this quieted the protesters and de-escalated the situation from arising. -
States Rights
The States Rights also known as Amendment ten which is "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." this benefited the whole nation since it is not mentioning only a few states but all states benefited from the 10th amendment which benefited the entire nation. -
Virginia And Kentucky Resolutions
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Alien&Sedition Acts
The Alien& Sedition Acts were acts passed by the government. The Alien act stated that the president could imprison/deport anyone who wasn't a U.S. citizen. The Sedition Act said it was against the law to speak or publish anything bad about the government that wasn't true. Many people thought that this was a abuse of power and could lead to a tyranny. -
Embargo act
the embargo act of 1807 was an act that the U.S. made to tell England that if they do not respect us they won't trade with any foreign countries in to hope that European countries would convince England to respect us and stop attacking or war. -
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Underground Railroad
the underground railroad was a system of routes for enslaved people to escape to the North. people would help slaves get to the north by having designated safehouses and ways they can help transport the slaves. This is sectionalism since it only benefited the enslaved people and the southern states weren't happy about bringing the northern and southern states more apart -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 started when England was attacking our ships. We told England to stop and respect us. England didn't so we made the embargo act that stopped trade with all European countries in to hope they would convince England. we told England to stop or war and we went to war -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland was a supreme court case in 1819. It determined the power of the federal government. U.S. wanted To create a federal bank for the money they had. The state of Maryland. argued that they needed to pay state taxes on the bank like all the other banks, The U.S. stated that the government doesn't have to pay taxes to the government. Maryland argued saying that that was an abuse of power and could lead to tyranny. -
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist. She helped free many slaves and worked in the Underground Railroad.
Hairet Tubman's impact affected sectionalism since she worked in the underground railroad which was a leading factor in the civil war, which divided the nation. -
compromise of 1820
the compromise of 1820 was a compromise to deal with the slavery issue. it declared Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. it also banned slavery from the remaining Louisiana purchase land north of the 36-degree 30' parallel line. it divided the nation more since the south was not happy about the new slavery banning that had happened. -
Missouri Compromise
the Missouri Compromise was the solution to the Louisiana Purchase problem. the compromise divided the land from 36z degrees to 30 degrees north states north of the line were free while states south of the line would be considered slave states -
Monroe doctrine
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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was the act of several bills being passed to help resolve the dispute over slavery. these acts admitted California into the union as a free state. it also left the idea of legalizing slavery to New Mexico and Utah for those states. -
Fugitive State Law
The fugitive state acts were a part of the Compromise of 1850, the acts made it were if a slave escaped and got to the North it would be returned to its owner. this divided the nation since the north wanted the states to stay free but not the southern states disagreed. The southern states benefited from getting their slaves back but the north didn't get anything in return. -
Secession
the Secession of 1860 was when 11 of the southern states left the union. these states were all slave states and left when President Abraham Lincoln was elected. this is sectionalism since it divided the nation and was no longer one leading to the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was the act that got rid of slavery. The act benefited the nation because it gave slaves the right to live free which was a necessary act for the entire nation.