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It was a river during the Pequot war. It was a big influence in the region. -
agreement in 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
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the battle happened on November 11, 1811. It was a clash between the unites state 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 weakened Tecumseh's Native American confederation
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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 defused a major national crisis
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forced removal of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States. The Trail of Tears is important because it highlights a horrific period of American history where the U.S. government forcibly removed Native American tribes. -
this act was signed into law on may 28, 1830. It authorized the unites 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 from officially respecting indigenous rights
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Nat turner rebellion was a violent slave uprising on Aug. 21, 1831 turner and his followers went to his masters house and killed his entire family. The rebellion killed around 55-65 white peoples. It was important because it was the bloodiest slave revolt in u.s history -
The act was created on September 18, 1850. It required slaves to be returned to their owners even if its a free state. It also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying to get escaped slaves. It’s important because this crisis was similar to the Missouri compromise and imposed harsh penalties for those who helped them.
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stated African Americans, enslaved or free, were not citizens and could not sue in federal courts. it declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved. -
an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that declared all enslaved people in the Confederate states still in rebellion against the Union to be free. it transformed the Civil War into a fight for freedom, not just the Union, and allowed for the enlistment of Black soldiers and sailors into the Union Army, which helped defeat the Confederacy. -
formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States, with a narrow exception for punishment of a crime. it formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States -
ranted birthright citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and established that no state can deny any person the equal protection of the laws or deprive any person. it granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S., including formerly enslaved people, and provided equal protection under the law to all citizens. -
prohibits states from denying a citizen the right to vote based on their. it prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, enfranchising African American men after the Civil War and establishing the principle of universal male suffrage for Black citizens. -
a pivotal engagement in the Great Sioux War of 1876 where Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors defeated the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. it was the greatest Native American victory of the Plains Indian Wars and the most catastrophic defeat for the U.S. Army, becoming a rallying point for increased suppression of Native peoples.
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The battle was also known as the wounded knee massacre. It was a violent event on December 29, 1890. The army killed around 300 people from Lakota during an attempt to disarm them. It was important because it symbolized the brutal United States government suppression indigenous resistance
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a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, ruling that state-mandated separation of races in public facilities was constitutional as long as the facilities were equal in quality. the Supreme Court's "separate but equal" ruling legitimized racial segregation, allowing states to enact and enforce Jim Crow laws across the country for nearly 60 years.