Early American Discrimination

By taylorahackett

  • Massacre at Mystic

    The colonists and native tribes from Connecticut planned an attack on the Pequot Native American tribe. This was because the Pequots were more advanced than many Native American groups and the colonists did not want to deal with the differing opinions. This was very violent and eventually, most Pequot structures were burnt down.

  • The Scalp Act

    The Pennsylvania government passed the act that rewarded any person who got a scalp money. it was a bounty and Native American scalps were worth more money than white scalps. This was passed in response to the massacres.

  • The 3/5 Compromise

    When population was taken as a factor for representatives, the South wanted their slaves to count as a population so that they got more representation. The 3/5 Compromise was an agreement to count the slaves as 3/5ths of a person.

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    This battle was between the Colonists and Native Americans. Tecumseh and his group was defeated by William Henry Harrison.

  • Slave Trade End in the United States

    A federal law abolished the importation of slaves into America.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    This compromise "drew a line" down half of the US, to establish half-free and half-slave states.

  • Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears was the journey that Native Americans had to take when the Indian Removal Act was passed. Many Native Americans died.

  • The Indian Removal Act

    Andrew Jackson forced Native Americans out of their land to go west of the Mississippi River.

  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    This was a slave rebellion in Virginia.

  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    This act required slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they had made it to freedom.

  • The Dred Scott Decision

    This court case determined that African American people were not citizens of the United States.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Abraham Lincoln declared that all slaves were free. This was very important because it set many slaves free.

  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the US.

  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment declared that anyone born in the United States was a citizen.

  • The 15th Amendment

    This amendment gave the right to any male citizen to vote in the United States.

  • The Battle of Little Bighorn

    The battle also known as, Custer's Last Stand, was a native American victory against discrimination.

  • The Battle of Wounded Knee

    Native Americans were killed by the US Army in South Dakota. This murdered many Indians.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    This is a court case that decided white and black people should be separate but equal. This was because Plessy, a white-passing mixed man, bought a ticket for a white-only train.