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Massacre at Mystic
The Mystic Massacre happened during the Pequot War, Captain John Mason and his men killed 500 Pequots. -
The Scalp Act
In May of 1756, this act made it legal to sell scalps of natives for money -
The 3/5ths Compromise
This determined that a slave was declared 3/5ths of a person. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
Congress passed this law in 1808, declaring the slave trade illegal in the U.S. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
This battle was between William Henry Harrison's army and Tecumseh's Indiana Territory Tribe, also known as the Shawnee. Tecumseh sadly lost the battle. -
The Missouri Compromise
Declared that if slaves were moved from a slave state to a free state, they were free. -
Indian Removal Act
President Jackson granted land west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Trail of Tears
100,000 Native Americans moved to Oklahoma from Michigan, Louisiana, and Florida. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
This Slave Rebellion took place in Southhampton County, Virginia. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
Provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from the state into another or into federal territory. -
Dred Scott Decision
This court decision held the Constitution didn't extend the rights to black people, meaning they did not have the right to be free in the North. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This document by Abraham Lincoln declared that any slave from the South that made it to the North would be free. -
13th Amendment
This amendment officially abolished slavery, making black people free. -
14th Amendment
This amendment declared that if you were born in the U.S. you were a citizen of the U.S. -
15th Amendment
This amendment gave black people the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Also referred to as Custer's Last Stand, this battle would be the Native's biggest win during the war with the U.S. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
A Massacre that killed three hundred Lakota Natives. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This Supreme Court case would lead to the segregation laws, also known as "separate but equal."