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Massacre at Mystic
During the Pequot war English settlers under command of Capt. John Mason, along with Mohegan and Narragansett allies, set fire to a Pequot village near Mystic River. They killed everyone in the village, and shot anyone who tried to escape, They did this all in retaliation of previous Pequot attacks. -
The Scalp Act
Legalized the taking of scalps for money, paid by the Pennsylvaina Government. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
U.S Congress passes an act ot "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... From any foreign kingdom, country or place" -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle between William Henry Harrison and Tecumseh forces. -
Indian Removal Act
Authorized the President to negotiate with Indian tribes in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virgina. Rebel slaves led by Nat Turner killed 55-65 people. -
Trail of Tears
Exchanged Native American and in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River. -
Dred Scott Decision
A legal case that stated that a slave who live and rsided in a free state could not legally e a citizen of the United States. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation during the third year of the Civil War. It stated that all slaves being held in the rebellious states were free. -
13th Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment to the constituition abolished slavery and involuntary servitude exceopt as punishment for crime, -
14th Amendment
the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States includig recently freed slaves. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. -
Batlle of Little Bighorn
Fought near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory; Armed engagement between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Resulted in the deaths of perhaps 300 Sioux men, women, and children. The massacre at Wounded Knee was the last major battle of the Indian Wars of the late 19th century. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "seperte bu equal".
