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Massacre at Mystic
The Mystic massacre also known as the Pequot massacre and the Battle of Mystic Fort took place during the Pequot War. This happened when a force from the Connecticut colony under Captain John Mason and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to the Pequot Fort near the Mystic River. A pre-dawn attack on Mystic Fort left 500 adults and children of the Pequot tribe dead, and left a three year war instigated by the Puritans to seize the tribe's traditional land. -
The Scalp Act
Scalping describes the forceful removal of the human scalp with hair attached. Anyone who brought in a male scalp above age of 12 would be given 150 pieces of eight. For females above age of 12 or males under the age of 12 they would be paid $130. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. In the continental congress where each state had an equal vote there were only five states in which slavery was a major institution. The southern states had about 38 percent of the seats in the Continental Congress. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
It was utilized to gather up quite a few slaves escaped slaves. People who weren't slaves at all who were free born and sent them back to the South. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
An act of Congress passed in 1800 made it illegal for Americans to engage in the slave trade between nations. It and gave U.S. authorities the right to seize slave ships which were caught transporting slaves and confiscate their cargo. Then the Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves took effect in 1808. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The battle was between the American forces under the command of William Henry Harrison. The Native American warriors under the leadership of Tenskwatawa commonly referred to as The Prophet. Deemed an American victory, the battle had far-lasting implications with Native. -
The Missouri Compromise
It maintained a delicate balance between free and slave states. On the single most divisive issue of the day, the U.S. Senate was equally divided. The Missouri Compromise was federal legislation of the United States that balanced the desires of northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. It gave the federal government the power to remove Indians to designated territory west of the Mississippi River. It removed about 60,000 Indians from the Southeastern United States and it also increased the rate of westward expansion. -
Trail of Tears
The trail of tears forced the westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast. The additional thousands of Native Americans within that were ethnically cleansed by the United States government. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion and over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Turner and his followers started at his master's house and killed the entire family. They marched throughout southampton county in Virginia killing at least 55 people until white authorities crushed the revolt. Turner avoided capture for nearly two months before he was caught. -
Dred Scott Decision Case
The United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories and denied the legality of black citizenship in America. They declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. The opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a Federal territory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are and henceforward shall be free." The Emancipation Proclamation confirmed their insistence that the war for the union must become a war for freedom. It added moral force to the union cause and strengthened the union both militarily and politically. -
13th Amendment
Eighty-nine years after the United States declared independence chattel slavery was banned and declared illegal in the United States. The long term impact of slavery being abolished the Thirteenth Amendment also restricted several other forms of bound labor and servitude. The amendment didn’t change men’s hearts and it didn’t change one man’s ability to enslave another man or woman. -
14th Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. Including formerly enslaved people and provided all citizens with equal protection under the laws. Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland rejected the proposed amendment outright. -
15th Amendment
So the 15th Amendment is the right of citizens of the United States to vote. Also shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It also granted African American men the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The battle was a victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne. The death of Custer and his troops became a rallying point for the United States. It increased their efforts to force native peoples onto reservation lands. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Many women and children were slaughtered within minutes. As the Ghost Dance movement spread,frightened white settlers believed it a prelude to an armed uprising. This was caused by tensions between the u.s. government and the Sioux Native American tribe as well as cultural misunderstandings and conflicts. -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy vs Ferguson is the Supreme Court case that had originally upheld the constitutionality of separate but equal facilities based on race.
It established the constitutionality of laws mandating separate but equal public accommodations for African Americans and whites. This 1896 ruling remained the law until the Brown v.