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Massacre at Mystic
the first defeat of the Pequot people by the English. -
The Scalp Act
Anyone who brought in a male scalp above age of 12 would be given 150 pieces of eight or the equivalent of $150. For females above age of 12 or males under the age of 12, they would be paid $130. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
prohibited the importation of slaves. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
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The Missouri Compromise
a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery -
Indian Removal Act
authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Trail of Tears
the forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" -
Nat Turner Rebellion
was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia -
The Fugitive Slave Act
required that slaves be returned to their owners -
Dred Scott Decision
upheld slavery in the US territories -
Emancipation Proclamation
freed slaves -
13th Amendment
forbids chattel slavery across the US -
14th Amendment
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States -
15th Amendment
Black men got the right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
was a massacre or nearly 300 Lokota people by US soldiers -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for "equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races."