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Massacre at Mystic
first defeat of the Pequot people by the English in the Pequot Wa -
The Scalp Act
to eliminate the Micmac population on the peninsula of Nova Scotia, by death or forced emigration -
The 3/5ths Compromise
three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
act of congress made it illegal for americans to participate in the slave trade -
Battle of Tippecanoe
fought between American soldiers and Native American warriors along the banks of the Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk -
The Missouri Compromise
An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government -
Nat Turner Rebellion
enslaved preacher and self-styled prophet -
Trail of Tears
deadly route Native Americans were forced to follow when they were pushed off their ancestral lands -
Indian Removal Act
authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders -
The Fugitive Slave Act
a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway enslaved people within the territory -
Dred Scott Decision
upheld slavery in United States territories anddenied the legality of black citizenship in America -
Emancipation Proclamation
abraham lincoln issued the emanicpation, the proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
13th Amendment
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
14th Amendment
granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws" -
15th Amendment
granted African American men the right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne -
Battle of Wounded Knee
a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
united states supreme court decision ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the united states