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Massacre at Mystic
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. -
The Scalp Act
This act legalized the taking of Indian scalps for money. This act was meant to destroy the Delaware Indian tribe. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
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 -
Battle of Tippecanoe
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 -
Indian Removal Act
Act passed by Andrew Jackson that moved Southern Native tribes west of MIssissippi River in exchange for their land -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Slave rebellion led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed at least 55 people. Largest fatalities from slaves rebellion in US -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Indians are forced to move from Georgia to Arkansas by President Andrew Jackson. Thousands of Native Americans died in the foced move. -
Dred Scott Decision
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. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Presidental act that freed slaves in the rebelling states. This was the first step to ending slavery in the United States. -
The 13th Amendment
Amendment that ends slavery in United States -
14th Amendment
Amendment that defines what citizens were and gave them equal protection under law -
15th Amendment
Amendment gives black men right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
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" -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Final confrontation between US and Sioux, 150 Natives killed in a massacre. Regarded as revenge for Battle of Little Bighorn -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Allowed segregation in public places (water fountains, schools, bathrooms) as long as they were equal
