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Massacre at Mystic
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The Scalp Act
The Scalp Act turned all the tribes against the Pennsylvania legislature. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The battle happened because, William Henry Harrison, recognized the threat posed to frontier settlers by Tecumseh's Confederacy. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
A massacre of up to 200 people and a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the movement, and assembly of enslaved people. -
Dred Scott Decision
Congress had exceeded its authority in the Missouri Compromise. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared that all people that were held as slaves within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States -
14th Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States." -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted black men the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn happened because the Second Treaty of Fort Laramie, in which the U.S. government guaranteed to the Lakota and Dakota, had been broken. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.