In August of 1763, after the French-Indian War, an Ottawa Indian chief namedPontiac<span> went to other Indian chiefs along the Ohio River Valley to start a </span>rebellion<span>. He wanted to start a </span>rebellion<span>, because the </span>British<span> fur trappers and traders were on the land where the French and Indians lived.</span>
First the act proclaimed 'that all persons born in the USA are hereby declared citizens. Second the act specifically defines the rights of American citizenship. Third the act made it unlawful to deprive a person of any of these rights of citizenship on the basis of race color or prior condition of slavery or involuntary servitude.
United States involvement in the Boxer Rebellion would have contradicted the ideals George Washington laid out in his farewell address. It also would have violated the Monroe Doctrine by becoming involved in Europe's subject matters.