Early American Discrimination Timeline

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic

    Colonists from Connecticut along with native tribes attacked the Pequot Port, and even killed people.
  • Scalp Act

    Scalp Act

    Tried to increase the takeover of the Native Americans through a bounty system for the scalps of any native individual.
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise

    Act that allowed states to only count 3/5ths of African population/votes.
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act

    A system that allowed the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States

    The shipment of labor specific people was banned by the government and considered illegal, though the act of slavery was still allowed.
  • The Battle of Tippecanoe

    The Battle of Tippecanoe

    A large battle between Tecumseh of the native union and William Henry Harrison held in Indiana. It was fought to try to stop the American push into native land, but they were unsuccessful and lost.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    Declared Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state, balancing the votes between states.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

    The journey for natives who were forced out of their land by the Indian Removal Act.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    Allowed the President to hold treaties with the natives in order to get their land. This forced them to move which was difficult.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner, a slave, believed to be instructed by god to free his people, and led a rebellion killing 55 people and marching across the country before being stopped.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    Supreme Court decision to eliminate all rights and citizenship from African peoples.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    The executive order made by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War that all slaves were to be freed from confederate states.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    Amendment that abolished slavery or forced labor unless as a punishment for a crime.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Gave citizenship to all people born in America, including people who were slaves.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    Allows every citizen to vote
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Fight between native tribes and the American Army over land in Montana. The tribes won, inspiring many and angering the U.S.
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee

    Massacre involving natives and colonists that killed hundreds of natives.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Supreme Court case which allowed racial segregation, but maintaining equality.