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Massacre at Mystic
It was the first defeat of the Pequot people by the English in the Pequot War. -
The Scalp Act
The governor started offering bounties for the scalps of the Micmac people. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
It determined that three out of five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
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Battle of Tippecanoe
A battle between American soldiers and Native Americans on the banks of the Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk. -
Trail of Tears
A trail that Indians had to walk because of them being forced from their homes. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
It was a rebellion of slaves from Virginia. -
Indian Removal Act
It allowed the president to give unsettled lands west of Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
It made it so that slaves were to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state -
Dred Scott Decision
A court case between Dred Scott and Sandford where the Missouri Compromise was declared to be unconstitutional. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Declared that all slaves would be set free. -
13th Amendment
It ended slavery. -
14th Amendment
It made it so that anyone born in America was a citizen. -
15th Amendment
It gave citizens of the United States the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
A battle along the Little Bighorn River where the Lakota and Cheyenne became victorious over the American troops. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The battle of Wounded Knee was a massacre where hundreds of Native Americans were slaughtered. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
A court case that ruled racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution.