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This was a major part of the war between the English colonists and their Native American allies against the Pequot people. They attacked a Pequot village and killed all of the there. After their deaths the Pequot people were officially removed as a political power. -
The Scalp Act was when the governor of Pennsylvania offered people money for the scalps of Natives. The act was passed after Pennsylvania went from wanting to work with the Natives to wanting all of their land and began fighting with them about it. -
The 3/5ths compromise was made so states could count their slaves as 3/5ths a person. The southern states enjoyed this rule because it gave them more political power. It also helped with taxation purposes by counting the enslaved it allowed for the government to get more money from them. -
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pair of act regarding runaway slaves. The first act was established in 1793 and the second was strengthened in 1850. The first act told that all runaway slaved be captured and returned to their enslaver even if they ran off into a free state. The second act of 1850 strengthened it by making residents help to capture the runaway slaves so they can be returned. -
Battle of Tippecanoe was a battle fought between William Henry Harrison and his army against the Natives and their confederacy. It was against Tecumsuh and it was a complete massacre and caused the Natives to be severely weakened. The battle just caused more hatred for each other and helped lead to the Battle of 1812. -
The Missouri Compromise declared Missouri a slave state. It also declared that Maine was a free state. The Missouri Compromise was just to balance out political power. -
The Indian Removal Act was the authorization of negotiations between the President and the Natives living on the East of the Mississippi. America wanted to take the land East of the Mississippi and give the Natives some land to have on the West of the Mississippi. -
This was a violent uprising of enslaved people. It was lead by Nat Turner who was a slave and a self found priest/self-styled prophet. Nat and his followers were convinced God wanted them to revolt and they killed 55 white men. -
The Trail of Tears was the forceful moving of Native people away from their homes to different locations. The Trail of Tears was awful and many people were killed or died of illnesses or injuries. It was brutal and Native children were forced to adjust to American standards and customs while some Natives chose to adjust instead of walk the trails. -
This was a court ruling that if you are an African American whether free or enslaved you are not a citizen and cannot sue in federal court. It also made the Missouri compromise unconstitutional. This allowed slavery to be legal in territories. -
An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that declared any slaved in rebelling confederate states to be freed. It didn’t immediately free all the slaved but it was a big stepping stone into the Civil War. It also shifted the world views about the confederacy. -
The 13th amendment meant freedom for the slaves and the end of involuntary service. It was a direct result of the Civil War. The only way involuntary services or slavery could be legal is if it’s punishment for crimes. -
The slave trade ended after the 13th amendment was put into effect. The Trans Atlantic Trade ended in 1808 for America which means they were no longer bringing slaves in from Africa. Slave trading in between states didn’t end until the ratification of the 13th amendment. -
the 14th amendment made it so that everyone born in the United States was a U.S. Citizen. It also made it clear that the individual states couldn’t deny anyone the rights they were born with. The 14th amendment really helped America to start being a better country for those who aren’t just white men. -
The 15th amendment prohibits the states or the federal government from denying a citizens right to vote based on their color. It was the third and final law passed after the civil war to help protect African Americans in the United States. It wasn’t fully backed and didn’t help achieve full voting rights for black people but it was a major stepping stone into what America is now. -
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was a big fight between Custer and his men against the Natives who were trying to survive. This battle is very well known as Custer’s final stand as he died in the fight due to his selfishness and foolish decisions. Custer went to attack the Natives and thought it would be best to split his men up to fight them but there was more than he expected and him splitting up made his attack weak and the Natives ambushed him and his men killing them all. -
The Battle of Wounded Knee was more of a massacre with the U.S. Army murdering a whole bunch of Natives. An incident with a Native and a gun he purchased and a US Army man caused the whole slaughter. It ended up with about 300 Natives dead and 51 others injured. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson was a court battle in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was constitutional based on the “separate but equal” writing. It all started when Plessy(a mixed person) sat in the train car meant strictly for white people and declared he was black and would refuse to move. So Plessy took the case to the courts and went all the way into the Supreme Court where we all know they ruled against Plessy and let segregation continue.