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Massacre at Mystic
Captain John Mason and the Connecticut Conoly set the Pequot Fort near the Mystic River on fire and shot anyone who tried to run -
The Scalp Act
made it illegal to kill and scalp Native Americans -
The 3/5ths Compromise
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation -
Battle of Tippecanoe
the battle is where William Henry Harrison lead his group and took out the Native Americans and burnt there town down -
the missouri compromise
An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government to prohibit slavery in certain spots -
Indian Removal Act
They moved Indians too there new land in the west -
Trail of Tears
The trail the Native Americans walked to get to their new land western land -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner was a black preacher who was self-style
he launched the most deadly slave revolt in the history of America -
The Fugitive Slave Act
the act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was that if you were not born a United States citizen then you didn't get citizen rights so if you were a slave you wouldn't get any rights since you were brought here -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment is where It forbids chattel slavery across the United States -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
The slave trade was where the three countries traded with each other we would send over cotton, tobacco, sugar cane to England then they would process it and send it to Africa for slaves -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with equal protection under the laws -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment is where black people were gave the right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The battle was a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne. The death of Custer and his troops became a rallying point for the United States to increase their efforts to force native peoples onto their land -
Emancipation Proclamation
The law that set all the slaves free and what made them be able be able to be free -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The Wounded Knee Massacre also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, involved nearly three hundred Lakota people killed by soldiers of the United States Army -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
where plessy was 1/8 black and he got kicked off the bus for sitting in the section and they said that they were separate but equal