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Massacre at Mystic
this was the first defeat of the Pequot people -
The Scalp Act
people could bring in a scalp and could get made up to 150 dollars for it. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
this was when three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
this was the thing that Prohibited the Importation of Slaves. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
this is when Tecumseh tried to ally his remaining forces with Great Britain during the War of 1812 -
The Missouri Compromise
this was when Missouri territory formed a constitution and state government -
Trail of Tears
this is when the United States tried to take southeastern Native Americans from their homelands. -
Indian Removal Act
this is when the president granted unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands -
Nat Turner Rebellion
turner and his followers started at his master's house and killed the entire family. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
this made it so that if a slave was caught they would have to go back to their owner even in a free state. -
Dred Scott Decision
if you have lived in a free state you shall be free. -
Emancipation Proclamation
this says that if you lived in a rebellious state and were a slave you shall be free. -
13th Amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. -
14th Amendment
anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it is ineligible to hold office, and a long-shot effort to employ it is growing. -
15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
Battle of Little Bighorn
this was a war that ended with a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne -
Battle of Wounded Knee
it all started cause the gun was pulled and the soldiers opened fire and killed a lot of people. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
a Louisiana state law that allowed for equal but separate rights for the white and colored races.