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English setters set fire to a fortified Pequot village near the mystic river. the settlers kill several hundred Pequtots. -
A process went into motion to make it legal to kill Indian people. -
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. -
An act of Congress passed in 1800 made it illegal for Americans to engage in the slave trade between nations, and gave U.S. authorities the right to seize slave ships that were caught transporting slaves and confiscate their cargo. Then the "Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves" took effect in 1808. -
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought between the American forces under the command of William Henry Harrison, and Native American warriors under the leadership of Tenskwatawa, commonly referred to as “The Prophet.” Deemed an American victory, the battle had far-lasting implications with Native -
drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel, dividing the nation into competing halves—half free, half slave. -
Authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which forcibly removed thousands of American Indians from their homelands in the southeastern United States. They were relocated to an area of land then known as Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma. This tragic event is referred to as the Trail of Tears. -
Turner and his followers started at his master's house and killed the entire family. They marched throughout Southampton County in Virginia, killing at least 55 people until white authorities crushed the revolt. -
The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state -
The U.S. Supreme Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts. -
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free. -
Forbids chattel slavery across the United States and in every territory under its control, except as a criminal punishment. -
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States -
It grants the right to vote for all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status. -
Lt. Col. George Custer and the 7th Cavalry attacked a much larger fighting force of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors in Montana and were killed as a result. -
A gun was discharged and soldiers opened fire. When the shooting stopped, hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children were dead. -
Established the constitutionality of laws mandating separate but equal public accommodations for African Americans and whites