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The English attacked and set Fort Mystic ablaze, killing a majority of the Pequots— including women and children. -
Legalized the taking of Indian scalps as proof of murder, with a reward of money paid by the Pennsylvania government. It was an attempt to finally get rid of Delaware and the Shawnee. -
Counted 3/5 of enslaved peoples as a valid part of a state’s population. -
The slave trade was made illegal in 1808 with the passing of the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, however it wasn’t fully over until the 13th amendment was passed shortly after the civil war. -
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought in Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces and the Shawnee, as well as other tribes associated with the Shawnee. -
Allowed Missouri to join the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, thus issuing the idea of having one free state per slave state. -
Was signed by president Andrew Jackson and passed by congress, authorizing forced relocation of native tribes towards the east of the Mississippi River. However, the act led to some not-so-peaceful ways of relocating the native tribes. -
Occurred in Southampton County, Virginia, when an enslaved preacher and prophet, Nat Turner, believed that God had called upon him to revolt against his owners and fight back. -
The Trail of Tears was the most notable effect of the Indian Removal Act. It was the forced displacement of an estimated 60,000 natives from five different tribes, with over 16,700 deaths. They were forced to walk from their territories to Oklahoma, and would be murdered if they were to stop walking. -
A federal law passed to allow slave owners to recapture runaway slaves, even if those slaves had already entered free states. -
After arguing his point that he should have been freed upon entering the new territories— in which slavery was illegal— the Supreme Court ruled that as a slave he had no rights under the constitution and was not an American citizen(of which the constitution grants rights to). -
An executive order declared by president Abraham Lincoln. It announced that all slaves within the northern states— and any slaves to enter those states— would be forever free. -
Abolished slavery and any involuntary servitude within the United States, with the exception of said servitude being a punishment for any particular crime. -
Granted all people born within the U.S. the rights of citizenship and equal protection under the law, as well as the right to due process. -
Prohibited the refusal of a citizen’s right to vote based on race, or former servitude. However, Southern States still found ways to discriminate against African American individuals. -
Commonly referred to as “Custer’s Last Stand”, the Battle of Little Bighorn was a two-day fight between the Lakota and Cheyanne tribes and Custer’s Troops. This battle resulted in the death of George Armstrong Custer, but a short-lived victory for the Indian tribes involved. -
After the U.S. Army had announced the act of Ghost Dancing, the Lakota tribe had continued to do it. This resulted in the massacre of a roughly estimated 300 men, women, and children. -
The Supreme Court ruled that laws promoting the segregation of white and black peoples was not prohibited by the constitution, however it was stated that this were the case if both races got facilities that were equal in quality— but this was not the case in most scenarios.