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Massacre at Mystic
The massacre was when the English colonists and their allies attacked a village. This was so important because it was a turning point in the war against the Pequot tribe with their loss. -
The Scalp Act
The Scalp Act is when you bring in someone you get paid which depends on if it's female or male. It was so significant because of its legally selling bodied parts for money. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
This was the time when slaves were 3/5ths of a person even though they helped so much for people. This is so important because it helped show us today that no matter skin tone you are equal to everyone. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
The United States made it so that we couldn't import African people into slavery. This is so important because it ended the harshness for slaves. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
This was when the American forces under William Henry Harrison, and Native American warriors under the leadership of Tenskwatawa. This was so important because destroyed the hopes of a large Indian group. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise left Missouri as a slave state. This is so important because it maintained a balance between free and slave states. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was that Indians east of the Mississippi River had to trade their land for land west of the river. This was important because the Indians had ownership rights to the new lands they were giving. -
Trail of Tears
This was the forced relocation of native people of the Southeast region of the United States. This was so important because of the force of westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
This was about Turner and his followers started at his master's house and killed the entire family. This was so important because the white southerners made fast laws restricting enslaved people's lives. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
This act was that all slaves returned to their owners even if their state was free. This is so important because it shows how they treated the slaves even if the state was free. -
Dred Scott Decision
This was the decision that slaves were property and not citizens and therefore had no rights increase the North. This was so important because it pushed us to start getting slavery away. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was when every slave should be free no matter what. This is important because it shows how long it took for the slaves to become free. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment officially made slavery illegal in the United States. This is important because it makes the U.S. not have any slavery going on and everyone is equal. -
14th Amendment
The amendment anyone born in the United States is a citizen and citizens have the same rights. This is so important because it helped everyone in the United States have a voice in things. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment is that they finally gave the right for African American men to vote. This is so important because it gives the black men in our counter the right to have a voice in the votings. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
This was a conflict where Sioux and Cheyenne warriors fought against the U.S. military. This is so important because it worsened the native Americans with the U.S. government. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Wounded Knee was two conflicts between North American Indians and representatives of the U.S. government that killed 150 Native Americans. This was so important because it was a time of struggling for rights for Native Americans. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Plessy vs. Ferguson was a supreme court that was justice for racial laws. It is so important because it helps make everyone more equal as people.