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Massacre at Mystic
The Pequot massacre, a battle at Mystic Fort between the Natives and the English -
The Scalp Act
Made it so people would be paid to bring in Native American scalps -
The 3/5ths Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise made it so each enslaved person didn't count as a full person for the state's total population for representation in legislation and taxation. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
On the first day of January 1808, it became illegal to sell captured people from Africa to the United States -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle was between the US Army lead by William Henry Harrison, and Native forces led by Tenskwatawa -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise made a line from east to west on the 36th parallel dividing the nation into slave and free states -
Indian Removal Act
Let the president grant settlers land west of the Mississippi that was Native land, forcing the Natives out of their land. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
A revolt planned by Nat Turner to free slaves and kill white people -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the displacement of around 60,000 Native people, forcing them to move out west. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act made it so that even if a slave escaped to a free state they could still be sent back into slavery. -
Dred Scott Decision
A Supreme Court case that said that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and helped uphold slavery -
Emancipation Proclamation
Declared that all slaves were free -
13th Amendment
The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States -
14th Amendment
Made all men equal under the law -
15th Amendment
Gave black men the right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
A battle between the US army calvary and a native tribe -
Battle of Wounded Knee
A massacre where around 150 to 300 Lakota Indians were killed by US Army troops -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
A court case that held up segregation laws