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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented settlers from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to make peace with the Indians. The colonists did not care about the law because they wanted to live where they wanted to live and so they rejected the law right away. -
Sugar Act (Revenue Act) (1764)
The Sugar Act regulated taxes on sugar and molasses because of the problem of colonial smuggling. The colonists were upset by the law because the British then got into their business. -
Currency Act (1764)
The Currency Act was an act that regulated currency and got rid of paper money for the pound sterling because they needed to be protected from devalued currency. The American colonists were once again upset because their colonies could not have their own currency. -
Stamp Act (1765)
The Stamp Act allowed the colonists to make and provide their own defense so the government could pay off the debt of victory. The colonists were once again not happy because they didn't feel equally represented to pay the taxes for their defense. -
The Quartering Act (1765)
The Quartering Act was an act regulating where the British soldiers could live so they could receive food, transportation, and adequate lodging. Though the act helped the soldiers, the colonists were still upset because it forced them to pay for the needs of the army. -
Declaratory Act (1766)
The Declaratory Act was and act that made the British taxing rights as in America because it then allowed for the government to make rights for the American Colonies. As expected, the colonists did not like the act because they felt like other taxes were coming. -
Townshend Revenue Act (1767)
The Townshend Revenue Act was an act that placed taxes on paper, lead, paint, tea, glass and more to regulate the New York assembly, who wanted to not pay for supplies. Again, the colonists were upset because they had to pay more taxes for more things. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fatal massacre. The colonists were upset with the British and their government because of the unfair laws. Because of the anger, this massacre broke out. -
The Tea Act (1773)
The Tea Act was an act that decreased tax on British tea so British merchants would not have an unfair advantage. The colonists were upset about the act because they felt it was a way to gain additional unwanted local support. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest between the patriots and loyalists. They disagreed because they thought that there was no taxation without representation so this broke out. -
The Intolerable Acts (1774)
The Intolerable Act was an act that uncreased government authority and disallowed town meetings and allowed inky food and water in the port because the government wanted to punish the colonists for their rebellious acts. The colonists went against it because it unified the colonists. -
Lexington and Concord Battle
The Lexington and Concord Battle was a battle between the British and American colonists that made the Americans and Brits separate. The British purpose was that they were supposed to get their battle supplies that they gave the Americans when they trusted them but the Americans did not want to give them back. The Americans were not heard and they wanted their opinions to be heard so they made it happen when they got courage from the battle. -
Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
The Bunker Hill battle was a battle between Britain and the American colonies. The battle happened at Breed's hill however. Though Great Britain won the battle, the Americans were planning to stop the Brits plan and to win. The British plan was to get revenge on the Americans and to win over the hill so they could have tactical advantages. Although the British won, they still had a huge amount of people who were seriously injured and had fatal injury's. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was declared by the colonists because they felt like they were getting unfair treatment from the King. It was important because it said that everyone should have the right of life, happiness, and liberty. This also united the 13 colonies because they all were treated unfair by the King. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a battle between the Americans and the Hessians with the British. The Americans won which was good because they needed a victory in their darkest time which also boosted their mood. The battle resulted in the Americans getting control and power over New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a battle between the Americans and the British and it consisted two battles. The Americans won and it was important because it was their first great victory and contributed to the American Independence. The British surrendered and because of the American victory, the morale of the American soldiers boosted. -
Battle at Valley Forge
The Battle at Valley Forge was another battle that the Americans won against the British/Hessians with the help of Gen. George Washington and Barron Von Steuben. They both helped lead the soldiers by leading them to success and training them. Because the Americans won, their confidence was boosted. -
Yorktown Battle
The Battle at Yorktown was a battle between the British and the Americans. The British Gen. moved and the American Gen. got mad and sent over his allies. The Americans won and this battle was starting to put the American Revolution to an end. After this battle, there were two years of peace after and a new nation was born. -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Treaty of Paris was a treaty that dealt with rights like fishing rights and it also made peace with England and the US by getting the Americans their independence. Lastly, this brought the revolution to a complete end. -
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Westward Expansion (WE)
WE was traveling west for more opportunities such as getting gold and a better life. There were many different events that occurred but one important one would have been the Transcontinental Railroad because it got goods to the US which made it easier on the travelers to not have to carry them. The journey to the US was very harsh with many deaths whether it was by sickness or murder. This was nationalism because it expanded the US into the West and helped the US become more successful. -
3/5 Compromise
This was made because the slave states and the free states were in an argument about how many votes each got. It stated that for 3/5 of slaves were counted and that no more slaves could be brought. The free states could have felt like they were getting treated more fairly because the slaves states didn't get as many votes. This was sectionalism because it made the slave states have to change their style of doing things because they couldn't bring in more slaves which caused less votes. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest except it was violent. The US (13 colonies) had to pay back their debt so the government put a tax on whiskey. The colonists got mad and starting violently protesting which was unconstitutional so the president at the time, George Washington, got the militia involved because what they did was unconstitutional and he couldn't deal with it and he wanted to show the people that he was serious. -
States Rights (Amendment 10)
The 10th Amendment was about State rights and how states got power. This said that any law that wasn't addressed in the Constitution went to the states. For example, there was nothing about slavery in the Constitution, which meant that it was not a federal issue but rather a the state issue. This was sectionalism because it let the states have their own decisions in order to have what is best for them without the US federal government's rule or opinion. -
XYZ Affair
The French (F.) and Americans (A.) used to be friends but then the F. started attacking the A. ships. A. sent over 3 diplomats to negotiate the F.. Once they got there, 3 representatives from the F. (XYZ) came over to talk to the A. but when the A. asked to speak to the minister, the F. said not without money which made the A. mad. Because of that, the Federalists wanted war with the F. so they could get peace without giving money to the F. directly. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Their resolution was that the alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional. They felt that a tyranny was being created because in the constitutional, there is a lot of freedoms that if you were affected by the acts, you wouldn't get like freedom of speech and more. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
These acts were made by the government but there were mixed feelings about it. It was to keep the US "safe", but to a lot of people it wasn't fair. The alien law stated that all "aliens" were deported and aliens were considered anyone dangerous which was very broad. The Sedition act was that if anyone said or published anything false about the government, it was a crime. -
John Brown (JB)
JB was also an abolitionist who believed that all possessors of slaves should have been hurt violently. He actually killed and owner of an enslaved person because he felt so strongly about it. Citizens including officials should too have been hurt. At first, sectionalism but then became nationalism because it started to only help one person/territory at the time but then because of many small territories abolish slavery, it helped in the large goal of nationally abolishing slavery. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was an act that the US president made to stop all contact with the British and French. This act was to get the French and British to stop attacking the US ships and to get them to respect the US without a war. -
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Underground Railroad (UG)
This was an underground system that helped enslaved people get to free states/territories. The UG involved many leaders but one famous was Harriet Tubman who was a former slave. The concept was that people who were still slaves at the time, would escape. Though it could be dangerous, they were very clever and careful on the way they got out. This is both sectionalism and nationalism because it helped individual people, but because it attracted lots of people it helped the whole nation. -
War of 1812
The British were attacking the US ships and violating the US and a war broke out because of it. There were people on both sides in the US who didn't want war and there were other people who did. The US were outnumbered and it was a problem. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland was an argument about how the government wanted to put a bank in Maryland because the US needed a place to store money, print money, and more but the government and people of Maryland got mad and said no. The government of Maryland said that the US government had to pay taxes. The US government said no until the court took the side of McCulloch which was the US government side. -
Compromise of 1820
The Compromise of 1820 was a compromise made between slave states and free states. This allowed Missouri to become a slave state and part of the US but it made Maine also become part of the US as a free state. This compromise also made a defined line through Louisiana on which states were slave states and which were free so each could practice their own way of life making it sectionalism. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a statement made by the US president, James Monroe, that made clear that the Western Hemisphere was closed to everyone for colonization because it was US property. It also said that if this was followed, it would mean that they would stay away from the US and then if so, the US would stay away from them. -
Harriet Tubman (HT)
Harriet Tubman was a slave with her family AND an abolitionist. She escaped from Maryland and after that, she was the captain of many missions and used the underground railroad to get her mission accomplishment. She ended helping ~70 slaves to be free. This was nationalism because it helped the whole country because she not even just inspired people to escape slavery but also fought to get ride of it for the WHOLE country. -
Compromise of 1850
This was having an equal amount of slave and free states in the south making the option up to them to have some slave states and CA and free one. This enforced the Slave Act which if u were a slave and ran away TO the n. from the s., you would get caught and brought back. This helped the south AND the n. (nationalism) in some cases because then the n. wouldn't get anymore slaves but the s. would get to keep their slaves so it helped both regions but the comp. only helped the s. have a balance. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This was made to keep all slaves in the South if from there. It stated that if they ran, they would be caught and go back to their possessor even if you were living in a free(f.) state.Though this would help the s. states keep their slaves, it enforced the government to go out and keep a look out so they wouldn't escape.This helped the s. states in the South, and the f. states in the north because it kept the slaves in the s. states and out of the f. ones so it was nationalism and sectionalism. -
Emancipation Proclamation (EP)
The EP was an order that President Lincoln made to free all the slaves during the Civil War in the US. This changed ~3.5 million peoples role from being a slave to being free. This caused less votes in only the slave states because the slaves would not be voting making this sectionalism. -
Fredrick Douglass (FD)
FD was a slave himself in the state of Maryland but then, he escaped. Once he could, he took matters into his own hands because he didn't want slaves to be allowed. He went to MA and NY to lead one of the many abolishment movements. This is both sectionalism and nationalism because though he only helped a couple of states, it ended up helping the whole country because then slavery was not allowed! However, because he fought so hard for his rights, later he got executed and hung for it.