Early American Discrimination Timeline

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic

    This massacre was the first defeat of the Pequot people by the English in the Pequot/Mystic War. This three-year war was created by the Puritans to take over the tribe's land.
  • The scalp Act

    The scalp Act

    The act legalized the taking of scalps for money.
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise

    Three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    A new Federal law made it illegal to import captive people from Africa into the United States.
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    This battle was fought between the American forces under the command of William Henry Harrison, and Native American warriors under the leadership of Tenskwatawa, referred to as “The Prophet.”
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    The article states "This law drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel, dividing the nation into competing halves—half free, half slave."
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    This was an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories. But then is the termination of everything in that culture began.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

    The trail of tears forced the displacement of approximately 60,000 people from the five civilized Tribes.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion

    There was an enslaved preacher and proclaimed prophet named Nat Turner who created the most deadly slave revolt in history.
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act

    The return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    The U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to black people, so they couldn't enjoy the rights the Constitution gave to American citizens.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    All withheld slaves are now free. No one can have slaves.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment forbids "chattel" slavery across the United States and in territories under their control.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    "No state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    This granted African American men the right to vote.
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee

    This was the slaughter of approximately 150–300 Lakota Indians by U.S. Army troops.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Everything was supposed to be equal just separate but white people got better water fountains, bathrooms, etc.
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle of Little Bighorn

    This was a battle between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes.