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Massacre at Mystic
devastated by an attack instigated by the English Puritans and their native allies -
The scalp act
This horrible procedure generally occurred during warfare with the scalp being taken as a macabre trophy. Scalp-taking is considered part of the broader cultural practice of the taking and display of human body parts as trophies a sign of dominance -
The 3/5ths Compromise
A compromise where every 5 enslaved people counted as 3 in the states population. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
an act of congress ended the act of slave trade in the United States and gave us authority to seize ships transporting slaves -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought between American soldiers and Native American warriors along the banks of the Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk, a river in the heart of central Indiana. Following the Treaty of Fort Wayne -
The Missouri Compromise
Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government -
Indian Removal Act
was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders -
Trail of Tears
the federal government forced them to leave their homelands and walk hundreds of miles to a specially designated “Indian Territory” across the Mississippi River. This difficult and oftentimes deadly journey is known as the Trail of Tears. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
rebels encountered organized resistance and were defeated in a encounter -
The Fugitive Slave Act
Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves. -
Dred Scott Decision
in 1864 a enslaved African American man named red Scott and his wife sued for freedom they claimed they were free due to their residence in a free territory and were then returned to a slave state -
Emancipation Proclamation
president aberham lincholn signed the Emancipation proclamation on January first 1863 as the nation approached its third year of bloody war -
13th Amendment
in simplest terms the 13 amendment was neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime where the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist -
14th Amendment
extended liberties and rights and granted by the bills of rights -
15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Tensions between the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to move to reservations, the U.S. Army, including Custer and his 7th Cavalry, was dispatched to confront them -
Battle of Wounded Knee
soldiers opened fire when the shooting stopped hundreds of Lakota men and woman and children were also found dead at the scene -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
was a landmark Supreme Court decision of racial segregation under but equal