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Massacre at Mystic
The Puritans and other natives marched on the Pequot village at Mystic slaughtering all but a few survivors. -
The Scalp Act
Anyone who brought in a male scalp above the age of 12 would be given $150 and if it was a female above 12 they would get $130 -
The 3/5ths Compromise
Determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
Prohibited the Importation of Slaves -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought between American soldiers and Native American warriors along the banks of the Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk, a river in the heart of central Indiana. -
The Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Indian Removal Act
Established a process where the President could grant land west of the Mississippi River to Indian tribes who agreed to give up their homelands. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Turner and his followers slaughtered his masters family. -
Trail of Tears
The United States government forcibly removed the southeastern Native Americans from their homelands. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state -
Dred Scott Decision
The United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories and denied the legality of black citizenship in America -
Emancipation Proclamation
declared free only those slaves living in states not under Union control. -
13th Amendment
Made it to where you couldn't own another man. -
14th Amendment07
granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States including formerly enslaved people. -
15th Amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
A gun was discharged and soldiers opened fire on the Lakota people. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Supreme Court case upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne which made the U.S. Government push to put natives onto reservations.