Discrimination Timeline

  • The Scalp Act
    1492

    The Scalp Act

    A brutal act of scalping a Native American for an award of some kind.
  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic

    The Massacre at Mystic was the first time English people engaged in the slaughter of Native Americans
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise

    It counted African American people as 3/5 of a person.
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act

    It enforced the capture of escapee African American slaves
  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slavery itself wasn’t abolished until the 13th amendment came along.
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    A decisive American victory over Native American tribes led by Tecumseh’s brother
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    The government amended Missouri as a slave state
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

    A journey that lasted forever with many casualties on the way.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    Offered to negotiate with Native tribes to get land from the natives in exchange for something of value to them.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion

    It was a slave rebellion led by Nat Turner
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    It declared that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in court
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    An executive order made by Lincoln to make African Americans free.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    The 13th amendment abolished slavery with an exception of crime or violence.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Granted citizenship to anyone born in the United States and prohibited any states that denied a person “equal protection of laws”
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment

    Prohibited denying U.S. citizens votes. It reconstructed amendments
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    This battle was a momentary victory for Lakota and Cheyenne
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee

    Invoked nearly 300 Lakota people that passed away during the battle
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Established “separate but equal” doctrine.