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When English colonists and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies attacked the Pequot Fort -
Historical bounty laws or Scalp Bounties enacted by various governments particularly in North America -
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation -
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation
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A significant conflict between American forces led by William Henry Harrison -
Authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands -
Was a violent uprising of enslaved people in Southampton County -
The forced displacement of approximately 100,000 Native Americans from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States -
Allowed for the seizure and return of runaway enslaved people to their owners -
Ruled that people of African descent whether enslaved or free could not be citizens of the United States -
An executive order issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln -
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States, with the sole exception of punishment for a crime for which a party has been convicted -
Slavery ended in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution -
Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. -
Prohibits denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote based on race color or previous condition of servitude -
A momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne -
Members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee for 71 days to protest conditions on the reservation -
Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine