Early American Discrimination Timeline

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic

    The war resulted the destruction of the Pequot nation, with many Pequot men, women, and children killed. It marked a turning point in pequot war
  • The Scalp Act

    The Scalp Act

    Is a term referring to historical laws and proclamations that offered bounties for the scalps of Native Americans during the colonial periods in North America
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    It was a battle between the U.S. forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison and a confederacy of Native American warriors. It was important because it sparked the War of 1812 by removing the main Native American and it shattered Tecumseh's confederacy.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    It forced Native American tribes to relocate from their land, This act led to the forced relocation of several tribes
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner's Rebellion was a violent uprising of enslaved people. killed approximately 55 white people before being suppressed. Led to new laws.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    It was a forced journey during which thousands died from disease, starvation, and exposure
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    stated African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court. It was important because denied the legality of black citizenship in America.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    an executive order by President Abraham Lincoln that declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territories to be free.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, within the United States and its territories
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    defining U.S. citizenship, granting all persons born in the U.S. to citizens, prohibiting states from denying the equal protection of the laws to anyone
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    prohibits denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    It was a victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne. it was a Native American victory and a defeat for the U.S. Army
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee

    It was a slaughter of 300 Indian’s by the army troops. It marked the end of the Ghost Dance movement
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    It was a supreme court case that established separate but equal. Its important because it allowed for equal and separate accommodations for both white and colored people.