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Massacre at Mystic
the first defeat of the Pequot people in the Pequot War, by the english -
The Scalp Act
the governor started offering bounties for the scalps of Micmac men, women and children. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
It determined that 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
Slave Trade Ends in the United States -
Battle of Tippecanoe
This was a battle that was fought between American soldiers and Native Americans. This happened 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 -
Trail of Tears
tail that Indians had to walk in order to get to safety -
Indian Removal Act
Allowing the president to give unsettled lands west of Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders -
Nat Turner Rebellion
was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians -
Dred Scott Decision
This was a court case between Dred Scott and Sandford. This case declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Declares all slaves free -
13th Amendment
ends slavery -
14th Amendment
citizenship to anyone born in america -
15th Amendment
gave citiziens to right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
a battle where victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The wounded knee "battle" was a massacre where hundreds of native Americans were murdered -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Court cause ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution