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1) After the French and Indian War the British put the Proclamation of 1763 that banned settlement west of the Appalachian mtns in order to prevent further Native-Settler conflict however the colonist viewed that they deserved the land after their participation in the F and I War.
2) The colonist were also angry because of their inferior treatment during the F and I War.
3) The British began to heavily tax the American colonies to help pay off their war debts(Tea Tax, Stamp Tax etc....)
4) Britain closely restricted colonial trade which forbid the colonists from trading with anyone except the British
5) The British also passed the Abominable Acts which were a set of laws that composed of the Quartering Act and others like it that the colonists viewed as invasion of privacy in the highest degree
Even though Segregation was being replaced the southern states did not want blacks to have many rights
The Progressive Era of the United States was part of an era from 1890 to 1920 when many american countries were seeking to modernize government and streamline democracy, in latin america many of the newly founded democracies were dealing in this period with social movements that demanded parties and offices to no longer be held by oligarchies. In the U.S. progressists hoped to create, through political, economical and social reforms, a more just, efficient and inclusive government, actively opposing corruption and the established political machinery, in that way they sought to be better able to bring about positive change.
Some of the national-level reforms realized by progressists are: the imposition of income tax, direct election of senators, prohibition, anti-fraud election reforms and legalizing women's vote.
1. Pilgrims arrived from England
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Constitution
4. Civil war
5. Plessy V Ferguson
6. World War 1
