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Massacre at Mystic
the Pequot Massacre was the first defeat of the Pequot people by the English in the Pequot War -
The Scalp Act
Anyone who brought in a male scalp above age of 12 would be given 150 pieces -
The 3/5ths Compromise
that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought between American soldiers and Native American warriors -
Battle of Tippecanoe
was fought between American soldiers and Native American warriors along the banks of the Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a federal legislation of the United States that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it. -
Indian Removal Act
was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson -
Trail of Tears
ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 -
Nat Turner Rebellion
was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act or Fugitive Slave Law was passed by the United States Congress -
Dred Scott Decision
is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution -
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1 -
13th Amendment
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime -
14th Amendment
Equal Protection and Other Rights All persons born or naturalized in the United States -
15th Amendment
granted African American men the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn is known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as separate but equal.