Early American Discrimination Timeline

By justinmcraig

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Pequot Indians were massacred.

  • The Scalp Act

    put a bounty on Indian scalps

  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    3/5 of slave population would be counted.

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    native Americans and Whites fought this battle in Indiana.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Used to prevent the spread of slavery.

  • Indian Removal Act

    They wanted to remove all Indians.

  • Trail of Tears

    Indians were pushed out west.

  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    A rebellion against slavery.

  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    Freed Slaves had to be returned to owner, if they became a fugitive.

  • Dred Scott Decision

    No African American would be free.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Slaves in rebellious states are set free.

  • 14th Amendment

    No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States

  • 13th Amendment

    Abolished slavery.

  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slavery was abolished

  • 15th Amendment

    denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote

  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle against the Plains indians.

  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Lakota people were massacred.

  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution