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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a revolt of the first colonies of America against Britain. The British Parlament was taxing without representing and that was making the Americans mad. The British then added many other acts, such as the Tea Act and the Stamp Act. Americans then responded by dumping tea into the harbor. Fighting eventually broke out in 1775 when the British troops came over to America to stop the misbehavior. The war finally ended in 1776 when the Constitution was signed for American -
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution was a piece of paper stating the laws and rules to the newborn America. On July 4th, 1787, many men signed to make the frame of a now thriving country. The document also stated the type of government, rights of the citizens, and many other federal rules. -
Compromise of 1820
The Compromise of 1820, was a geographical compromise stating that California was officially a state, and Texas had a new border. It also discussed slaves and rights to land. Aside from California and Texas, the compromise also talked about New Mexico, Utah, and Missouri. -
Nullification Crisis
With nullification being the former by a state of a federal law within its borders, the nullification crisis was in the early 1830s when South Carolina felt as though all of the laws did not apply to them and they could in fact nullify them. In 1833, the crisis finally stopped when a compromise was made to calm everyone. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was made all because of a black man who claimed he was free after he was caught living with his family in the United States. After choosing the fate of him and his family, the northerners and southerners grew even further apart and pushed them even closer to the Civil War. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromis of 1850 turned texas into the state we know today. It also concerned new mexico, el paso, utah territory, arizona, and virginia. It stated many new rules geogrphically. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas- Nebraska act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Made in 1854, it made opportunities for new land and the Continental Railroad. This act is what gave Kansas and Nebraska their current forms today. -
Peculiar Institution
The peculiar institution was the holding and using black slaves in the southern American states during the Civil war. The people that supported this were the Confederate, while the people opposing this was the union. -
Emancipation Proclimation
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, stating that all African American slaves in America would be freed from slavery. Lincoln signed this during the Civil War and it was made to an advantage to the Union. This law made white southerners furious. Without black slaves to help them, the Confederates lost the war, and all U.S. slaves were free.
