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Massacre at Mystic
Tried to comepletely destroy Pequot Indiands at the village of Mystic. This shows Native Americans that peace with white settlers was impossible. -
The Scalp Act
The 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
Some southern congressmen joined with the north in voting to abolish the African slave trade. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
This war was fought between U.S. forces & Native American warriors. -
Indian Removal Act
This was authroized by the president to negotiate with soutehrn Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. There were 55-65 slaves killed during this and that's the highest number of fatalities caussed by any slave uprising in the American South. -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Indians are forced to move from Georgia to Arkansas by President Andrew Jackson. Thousands of Native Americans died in the forced move. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott's master moved him to a free state and then back to a slave state. Dred Scott sued, saying that since he had lived in a free state, he was a free man. The Supreme Court says that Dred Scott can't sue because slaves aren't citizens of the United States. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Presidential act that freed slaves in the rebelling states. This was the first step to ending slavery in the United Sates. -
The 13th Ammendment
The 13th Ammendment was passed on Janurary 31, 1865 and ratified December 6, 1865. The 13th Ammendment abolished slavery in the United States. -
The 14th Ammendment
This ammendment granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. That included former slaves who were recently freed. -
The 15th Ammendment
The 15th Ammendment was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869 and ratified on February 3, 1870. It granted African American men the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
It took place between the U.S. cavalry and the Northern Tribe Indians. It was a waged war against the whites because they refused to stay off tribal lands in the Black Hills. -
Battle of Wouned Knee
This was a battle between the U.S. military and Lakota Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek. It resulted in the death of about 300 men, woman, and children. -
Plessy vs Ferguson
There was a law that required passenger trains operating within the state to provide "seperate but equal" accomidations.
