Early American Discrimination Timeline

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic
    it was a massacre and battle of Mytic Ford it set fire to the Indian forts near the Mystic River.
  • The Scalp Act

    The Scalp Act
    legalized the taking of scalps for money paid my Pensalvania government
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise
    to count enslaved people in the census equally with free people, or to count them at three-fifths ratio.
  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States
    the Act to prohibit the importation of slaves in any port or place within the jurisdiction
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe
    The American forces were under the command of William Henry Harrison, and Native American warriors were under the leadership of Tenskwatawa.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    called Missouri Compromise drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel dividing the nation into competing halves
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    The law was described by Congress set for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion
    A man named Nat Turner an enslaved preacher launched the most deadly slave revolt in history.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    they forced the westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast. Land grabs threatened tribes throughout the South and Southeast
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act
    The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850 The act required that slaves be returned to their owners
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    Dred Scott vs Standford was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court the U.S Constitution wouldn't expand the citizenship of African Americans and they didn't have the rights and privileges
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Aberham Linchon during the civil war announced and protested that all enslaved people shall be let free.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    The 13th Amendment forbids across the United States that all salves must be set free and any territories.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the United States. Including enslaved people.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    The 15th Amendment granted all black men the right to vote.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Created the separate but equal statement, it became the legal basis for racial segregation in the United States.
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle of Little Bighorn
    it was an attack of over 3,00 men within an hour many men were killed
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee
    the slaughter of approximately 150–300 Lakota Indians by United States Army troops in the area of Wounded Knee Creek in southwestern South Dakota