-
Massacre at Mystic
The Pequot tribe was raided and several families, Including children were murdered. -
The Scalp Act
This was the act of tearing out a part of the human scalp as a punishment. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise was among state delegates during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. It determined that three out of every five slave states were rolled with taxes. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
This law enforced that it was allowed for African Americans to be kidnapped. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
The slave trades were over and now the slaves were free to live without the pressure of being owned. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
They allied the remaining forces with Great Britain. -
The Missouri Compromise
The act approved the Missouri territory to create a constitution. -
Trail of Tears
They made the Indians walk a miserable trail. -
Indian Removal Act
In the act where they needed to get the Indians off the land, they killed several. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
An enslaved preacher led the deadliest revolt. -
Dred Scott Decision
They fought the Supreme Court to try to get citizenship, however, they were denied. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln made this law in the third year of the bloody civil war. -
13th Amendment
Slavery had been abolished. -
14th Amendment
They allowed equal protection of the black people and allowed them to become citizens. -
15th Amendment
This gave black men the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
this is also called custers last stand. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The slaughter of around 300 Lakota Indians. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This law was ruling that the racial segregation laws didn't violate any other laws.