Discrimination Timeline

  • Apr 8, 1492

    The Scalp Act

    The Scalp Act
    anyone who brought in a male scalp above 12 would be given the equivalent of 150 dollars, female scalp would be 130
  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic
    took place on May 26 1637 when a force from a Connecticut colony
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise
    3 out of every 5 slaves were counted toward the population number determining taxation.
  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States
    act prohibiting importation of slaves passed in 1800 took place in 1808
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe
    William Henry Harrison led troops against a confederacy of all the indian tribes.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    prevented the expansion of slavery
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    displacement of around 60,000 people of the "five civilized tribes" from 1831 to 1850
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    removed the Indians west of the river.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion
    slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    all slaves are freed
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act
    required slaves be returned to their owners even though they were free
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    U.S Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of African American decent
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    all slaves are freed
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    no state can enforce a law that takes away privileges of citizens.
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment
    no predjudice against race, color, or previous servitude in order to vote.
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle of Little Bighorn
    Victory for the Lakota and Cheyanne against George A. Custer
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee
    massacre of almost 300 Lakota peoples.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson
    segregation laws did not violate the U.S constitution as long as they were treated equal.