Early American discrimination timeline

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic

    The English settlers came in and murdered everyone they could in the peaquet tribe. They had previous feuds over trade and land.
  • The Scalp Act

    The Scalp Act

    This act legalized getting paid for Native American scalps. It was picked on the age or gender of the Native American.
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise

    this compromise is where slaves counted as 3/5th of a person in states
  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    The trading of slaves stopped in the United States however people found ways. This did not abolish slavery.
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    The Americans were led by William Henry Harrison and the native Americans were led by a game with the nickname the prophet. This took place near Indiana there Americans won and destroyed the Indian alliance.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    This was signed by Andrew Jackson basically making it legal to push native Americans out of there land.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

    I can not find the date it first started, but is was through out the 1830s. This is the route the Indians were forced to walk to Oklohoma on.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion

    This was a slave revolt in Virginia. It was led by Turner whom was a preacher that thought his purpose was to free enslaved people. The result of this was 55 white people killed, but the people of this result to be captured.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    This was a decision that ruled all black people not citizens. Congress found out they didnt have the power to prevent slavery, and ended up causing the Missouri compromise to be unconstitutional.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    This was a rule set by Lincoln that allowed all slaves that fought for the union to be free. This was a start to slaves being illegal.
  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment

    This was passed after the civil war, and it completely abolishes slavery. The only time you could have a servant would be as a result of a punishment.
  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment

    This amendments says everyone born or naturalized in America is a US citizen. It gives everyone equal representation under the law.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    One of the three amendments that was made during the reconstructive period. This gives the right for different raced men to vote.
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    This battle was led by custard whose troops were completely outnumbered by the Native Americans. The native Americans won this battle and ultimately killed off the whole regimen . This is also known as custards last stand.
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee

    A rifile went off and the it broke out a fight between the Americans and the native Americans. The Americans fired on Lakota men and women.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    A guy was 7/8ths white and sat on a white train.he got arrested for this. His case got to the Supreme Court and out of it would be the “seperate but equal” ordeal. This would be where black and whites had to have seperate facilities and things.