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When English colonists and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies attacked the Pequot Fort
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Historical bounty laws or Scalp Bounties enacted by various governments particularly in North America
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It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation
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It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation
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A significant conflict between American forces led by William Henry Harrison
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Authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands
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Was a violent uprising of enslaved people in Southampton County
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The forced displacement of approximately 100,000 Native Americans from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States
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Allowed for the seizure and return of runaway enslaved people to their owners
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Ruled that people of African descent whether enslaved or free could not be citizens of the United States
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An executive order issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
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Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States, with the sole exception of punishment for a crime for which a party has been convicted
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Slavery ended in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution
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Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
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Prohibits denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote based on race color or previous condition of servitude
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A momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne
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Members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee for 71 days to protest conditions on the reservation
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Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine