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Massacre at Mystic
took place on May 26, 1637 during the Pequot War In Connecticut. Many native Americans were wiped out -
The scalp act
Anyone who brought in a male scalp above age of 12 would be given 150 pieces of eight, ($150), for females above age of 12 or males under the age of 12, they would be paid $130. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
It determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population -
Battle of Tippecanoe
an American victory over First Nations during Tecumseh's War in the War of 1812 -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time -
Indian Removal Act
authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders -
Nat Turner Rebellion
a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. -
Trail of Tears
the United States government forcibly removed the southeastern Native Americans from their homelands and relocated them on lands in Indian Territory -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. -
Dred Scott Decision
a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. -
Slave Trade Ended in the United States
ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery. -
13th amendment
the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. -
14th amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. -
15th Amendment
granted African American men the right to vote. -
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality