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1492
The Scalp Act
An act passed where anyone who brought in a male scalp above the age of 12 would be given 150 pieces of eight or the equivalent of $150 during the seven-year war. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
A battle that took place at the river Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk that prompted Tecumseh to ally his remaining forces with Great Britain during the War of 1812. -
Indian Removal Act
The act that required the removal of native americans from certain territories. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
In a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia the rebels killed 55 to 65 white men. -
Trail of Tears
An ethnic cleansing that uprooted approximately 60,000 native americans from their homes and forced them to march 5,043 miles and it is estimated that 10,000-16,000 people died on the journey. -
Dred Scott Decision
Arguably the worst mistake in Supreme Court history that was made in hopes of stopping civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The document claiming all slaves were free. -
13th Amendment
The amendment abolishing slavery and indentured servitude. -
14th Amendment
it is the amendment that forbids the states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law and from denying anyone equal protection under the law. -
15th amendment
the amendment that says the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
It was a battle that was a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne but in the end just became a rallying point for the American government. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
a court decision that began the separate but equal issue in America. -
Massacre at Mystic
The first defeat of the Pequot people by the English in the Pequot War.