Discrimination

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic
    the first defeat of the Pequot people by the English.
  • The Scalp Act

    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

    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

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States
    prohibited the importation of slaves.
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery
  • Indian Removal Act

    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

    Trail of Tears
    the forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes"
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion
    was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act
    required that slaves be returned to their owners
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    upheld slavery in the US territories
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    freed slaves
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    forbids chattel slavery across the US
  • 14th Amendment

    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

    15th Amendment
    Black men got the right to vote
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle of Little Bighorn
    a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne.
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee
    was a massacre or nearly 300 Lokota people by US soldiers
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson
    upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for "equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races."