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Massacre at Mystic
The first loss for the Pequot people by the English. -
The Scalp Act
Anyone who bought a male scalp above 12, would get the equivalent of the money they spent. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
It determined that 3/5 slaves were counted for a state's total population. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
Slave Trade Act prohibited the importation of slaves. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Natives lost a fight at Tippecanoe and abandoned Prophetstown and Tenskwatawa. -
The Missouri Compromise
admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. -
Indian Removal Act
helped contribute to the removal of tribes, culture, and traditions -
Trail of Tears
A forced movement of above 60,000 people of the 5 main tribes. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
An enslaved man and his followers killed 55 people -
The Fugitive Slave Act
slaves were required to be returned to their owners, even if in a free state. -
Dred Scott Decision
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that having lived in a free state and territory did not qualify for slaves -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation said "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
13th Amendment
Officially made slavery illegal in all states. -
15th Amendment
gave African-American men the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
A big victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne, they wiped out Custer and his troops. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
A massacre of about 300 people of the Lakota tribe. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
U.S. Supreme Court made it separate but equal when it comes to racial segregation laws. -
14th Amendment
provided citizenship and legal rights to anyone born in the country.