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The massacre at mystic was known as the Pequot massacre and the battle of mystic fort. It took place on May 26, 1637. It was important because the massacre wasn’t built instead it’s was a violent attack -
It was an agreement during the 1787 constitutional convention that counted three out of every five enslaved people as part of a states population for the purposes of congressional representation and taxation. It was important because it enabled the formation of the United States by allowing slave states to have disproportionate representation in congress without giving slaves rights -
Ended on January 1, 1808 with the act prohibiting the importation of slaves. However the institution of slavery itself was not abolished until the 13th amendment to the United States constitution was ratified in December of 1865. It was important because it was a step toward abolition and was supported by both abolitionists and those who wanted to control the expansion of slavery within the U.S. -
The battle happened on November 11, 1811. It was a clash between United States forces led by William Henry and Native American warriors. The reason this was fought was over expanding the U.S. settlement into native lands. It was important because it weakens Tecumseh's Native American confederation -
It was an 1820 law that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It preserved the balance of power in congress between free and slave states. It was important because it temporarily defused a major national crisis over the expansion of slavery by making Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. -
The trails of tears was the forced displacement of about 60,000 people of the five civilized tribes between 1830-1840s. In addition to the thousands of native Americans and their black slaves within that were ethnically cleansed by the United States government. It was important because it highlights a brutal chapter of America's history -
This act was signed into law on May 28,1830. It authorized the United States government to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes to exchange their ancestral lands east of the Mississippi River for territory west of it. It was important because it shifted the United States policy from officially respecting indigenous rights -
Nat Turner Rebellion was a violent slave uprising on August 21, 1831. Turner and his followers started at his masters house and killed the entire family. The rebellion killed around 55- 65 white people. It was important because it was the bloodiest slave revolt in U.S. history -
The scalp act refers to the act for the government and protection of Indians. California state law had passed in 1850 that established a state fund to pay for native Americans scalps and heads. In addition to other laws that law essentially legalized the exploitation and enslavement of native people. It was importantly because it achieved their goal for violence and genocide against Native Americans. -
it required slaves to be returned to their owners even if it was a free state. It also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying to get escaped slaves. It’s important because it was a crisis similar to the Missouri compromise and imposed harsh penalties to those who helped them. -
Dred Scott Decision was a landmark in 1857 with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that stated African Americans weren’t citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court. It was important because congress couldn’t ban slavery -
The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 was a military stratgey that declared enslaved people in confederate - held territory free. Limited to areas not under union control. It was. Important because it redefined the unions war aims adding the abolition of slavery -
The 13th amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865. It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States, with a narrow exception for punishment after criminal conviction. It was important because it officially abolished slavery -
The 14th amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868. It gives the right of birthright citizenship to anyone born in the United States. It was important because it prohibited states from denying people equal protection of laws and extending rights to formerly enslaved people. -
The 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870. It prohibits the United States government from denying the right to vote citizens based on race, color, or previous condition of slavery. It was important because it granted people of color to vote -
major battle in 1876 where Lakota Sioux, northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors, led by sitting bull and crazy horse, decisively defeated Lt. Col. George Custer and the U.S. 7th cavalry. It was important because it was a victory for Lakota and Cheyenne. -
The battle of wounded knee also known as wounded knee massacre was a violent event on December 29, 1890. The army killed nearly 300 Lakota people during an attempt to disarm them. It was important because it symbolized the brutal United States government suppression of indigenous resistance -
Supreme Court case on may 18, 1896 that established the separate but equal doctrine ruling that racial segregation was constitutional as long as the separate facilities provided to each race were equal. It was important because it allowed states to segregate public facilities by race under the premise that these accommodations were equal in quality