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Massacre at Mystic
Also known as the Pequot massacre and the Battle of Mystic Fort – took place on May 26, 1637 during the Pequot War, when Connecticut colonists under Captain John Mason and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to the Pequot Fort near the Mystic River. -
The Scalp Act
It was an act that turned all tribal people against Pennsylvania legislative -
The 3/5ths Compromise
Three-fifths compromise, a compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives. -
Slave Trade Ended in the United States
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 is a United States federal law that provided that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
the victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians led by Tecumseh's brother Laulewasikau (Tenskwatawa), known as the Prophet. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was United States federal legislation that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it -
Indian Removal Act
On May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
also known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831, led by Nat Turner. The rebels killed between 55 and 65 people, at least 51 of whom were White -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 Indigenous people. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state -
Dres Scott Decision
Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held that the United States Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. This was for "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states that are now freed. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was made to only be punished for a crime and that there shall not be slavery or involuntary servitude. -
14th Amendment
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. -
15th Amendment
Granted African American men got granted the right to vote -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Native American forces led by crazy Horse and Sitting Bull -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson was when they constitutionally uphold racial segregation.