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Massacre at mystic
A group of colonial forces from Connecticut invaded a Pequot fort and killing and burning everyone and everything in the fort. -
The scalp act
To stop Native attacks the colony of Pennsylvania was given 60k to set up forts but instead offered money to anyone who turned in a scalp. -
3/5 compromise
The law that stated that slaves would be included in the population count as 3/5 of a person. -
End of slave trade in the U.S
The Americans stopped importing slaves from Africa -
Battle of Tippecanoe
While America was growing its territory certain native groups banded together led by Tecumseh to prevent the growing of the Indiana Territory. -
The Missouri Compromise
To keep the amount of slave states low The Government agreed that no state further north than Missouri could not have slaves. -
Indian removal act
The act was signed into law by Andrew Jackson to trade the territory of the natives for territory out west sending them away from their homes. -
Trail of Tears
The violent path the natives were forced to take to get to reservations. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
A group of enslaved Virginians led by Nat Turner revolted and killed around 60 people making it the Largest Slave revolt in U.S history. -
Fugitive slave act
The act signed into law that granted slave owners back any runaway slaves. -
Dred Scott Decision
It is what Mr. Boling calls "the worst decision in Supreme Court history." It was when they decided to uphold slavery in the United States, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The document Abe Lincoln signed to free slaves in revolting states making it practically useless except for giving hope. -
13th amendment
The amendment that stated that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
15th Amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote. -
14th Amendment
The amendment that granted citizenship to all born in the United States and offered protection to all including ex-slaves. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
A battle between federal troops and the Plains Indians Also known as Custers Last Stand -
The battle of Wounded Knee
Also known as the massacre of Wounded Knee is the largest mass shooting in America. Soldiers killed over 300 people of the Lakota tribe on their reservation. -
Plessy V Ferguson
The Supreme Court decision that stated that racial segregation was not unconstitutional and started the separate but equal