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English settlers tried to completely destroy the Pequoi Indians at the village of Mystic. This showed the Native Americans that peace with the settlers was impossible.
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This act legalized the taking of Indian scalps for money. This act was meant to destroy the Delaware Indian tribe.
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John Newton, slave trader, almost died, prayed and changed his life, abandoned slave trade, meets W. Wilberforce and uses his story to end slave trade
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Tecumseh and Shawnee tribe fought US troops and Governor William Henry Harrison in Indiana. Battle ended in nearly a tie but the Natives retreated the area after
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Act passed by Andrew Jackson that moved Southern Native tribes west of MIssissippi River in exchange for their land
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Slave rebellion led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed at least 55 people. Largest fatalities from slaves rebellion in US
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Cherokee Indians are forced to move from Georgia to Arkansas by President Andrew Jackson. Thousands of Native Americans died in the foced move.
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Scott's master moved him to a free state and then back to a slave state. Scott sued, saying that since he had lived in a free state, then he was a free man. Supreme Court says Scott can't sue because slaves aren't citizens of the US.
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Presidental act that freed slaves in the rebelling states. This was the first step to ending slavery in the United States.
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Amendment that ends slavery in United States
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Amendment that defines what citizens were and gave them equal protection under law
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Amendment gives black men right to vote
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Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho tribes fought with US troops over land, defeated troops and General Custer within an hour. Also known as "Custer's Last Stand"
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Final confrontation between US and Sioux, 150 Natives killed in a massacre. Regarded as revenge for Battle of Little Bighorn
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Allowed segregation in public places (water fountains, schools, bathrooms) as long as they were equal
