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Massacre at Mystic
The massacre at Mystic was a terrible event where a ton of innocent Indians lost their lives. Colonists felt threatened by the natives so they decided to slay a whole village by burning it down. -
The Scalp Act
The Scalp Act was used to legalize the taking of scalps for money, paid by the Pennsylvania government. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise determined that 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 Ended in the United States. This was what caused the legal flow of new Africans into this country to stop forever. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was a battle fought by the American forces aginst the Indians for their territory. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was an idea that granted the president the power to distribute land west of the Mississippi. In exchange for the Indian land already within the existing territory. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel. Which divided the nation into competing halves—half free and half slave. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
This was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. And it was also known as known as the Southampton Insurrection. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a time when around 60,000 people of the Indian tribes were forced to leave and in addition, of Native Americans within that were "cleansed" by the United States government -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into federal territory. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was a decision in which a court upheld slavery in United States territories and denied the legality of black citizenship in America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was a document signed after the Civil War. This declared "that all persons held as slaves" in the states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment forbids chattel slavery across the United States and in every territory under its control, except as a criminal punishment. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment was the amendment that allowed everyone to vote no matter their color or previous servitude. This still excluded women though. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment states "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States". -
Battle of Little Bighorn
This was a battle fought between the natives and some early colonists that ended with the colonists being wiped out by around 3000 natives -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The Battle of Wounded Knee was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson was a decision by the supreme court that decided that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for people of color were equal in quality to those of white people.