Discrimination

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic

    When a force from the Connecticut Colony under Captain John Mason and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to the Pequot Fort near the Mystic River.
  • The Scalp Act

    The Scalp Act

    Massachusetts Governor William Shirley issued a bounty to British-allied Indians for the scalps of French-allied Indian men, women, and children. The Indians would scalp them and bring the British the scalps for reward.
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise

    Determined that slaves were 3/5 of a person in the ratio of America's population. so three out of every 5 slaves were counted in terms of population.
  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    American forces under the command of William Henry Harrison, and Native American warriors under the leadership of Tenskwatawa, fought to keep their land.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    divided the nation into competing halves. Half free, half slave.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    Grants land west of the Mississippi taking over Indian lands within the state borders.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion

    A slave rebellion for runaways led by an enslaved preacher, in Virginia. Caused harsher restrictions for slaves during the time.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

    A march from The Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma. Forced to leave their homes and march to their new designated land.
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act

    Required illegal slaves and runaways to be returned back to their masters even if they were currently occupied in a free state.
  • The Dred Scott Decision

    The Dred Scott Decision

    A Supreme court issue stated slaves were not citizens and therefore didn't get the same rights as U.S. citizens. The motion was because of an inslaved man named Dred Scott.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Signed by Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves in the Union states.
  • 13 Amendment

    13 Amendment

    Freed any enslaved person.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Granted slaves citizenship.
  • 15th Amendement

    15th Amendement

    Granted, African American men have the right to vote.
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle of Little Bighorn

    One of the most famous victories for Native Americans against the Americans, who were trying to push them off their land.
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee

    One of the most gruesome outcomes for native Americans fighting to keep their land. with over 300 Indians dead.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    It started racial segregation. "separate but equal" Blacks and whites were separated in stores, schools, bus stations, water fountains, casinos etc.