Massacre At Mystic Analysis

This episode shows the massacre at Mystic. This occurred on May 26, 1637, when Mystic Fort was attacked by the English settlers and their Indian allies. Mystic Fort in Connecticut was home to the Pequot Indians. This invasion/attack would affect the relationship and way the settlers and Indian felt about each other. During the battle, several hundred of the Pequot Indians were killed. Also, the ones who managed to not get killed in the beginning were killed when trying to escape.
Because of this massacre, the Pequot tribe was almost gone. Later on however the tribe went to the American government for land and recognition. The relationship between the English settlers and the Pequot Indians was severely damaged.

SHAYS’ REBELLION: AMERICA’S

This movement started on January 24, 1848 when carpenter James Marshall discovered flakes of gold in a California river. This discovery drew millions into California in hopes to strike it rich.
The gold rush propelled the state of California to officially become part of the union and the 31st state. This also fueled both the Californian and American economy immensely. Another lasting impact of the gold rush was new technology such as hydraulic mining.

ANTIETAM:
This episode shows the Battle of Antietam, also known to the Southerners as the Battle of Sharpsburg. This battle was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland, and was the first major battle in the Civil War fought in the north. Because of this battle over 23,000 soldiers died.
Because of this battle, and the victory of the north, President Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. It was issued on January 1, 1863, and declared that all slaves in the rebel states were to be freed.
I believe that this day is the most significant because the Emancipation Proclamation came out of it. Because of this proclamation America was changed, for the better. It freed more than 3 million enslaved people.

THE HOMESTEAD

It introduced to the older generation the new changes.
FREEDOM SUMMER:
This episode depicts murders of three civil rights workers who were working on the Freedom Summer Project. They were murdered by members of the KKK, aka the Ku Klux Klan, who are infamous extremists for white supremacy. These murders took place on June 21, 1964.
Because of these murders, Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act. This law helped the less wealthy, minorities (such as African Americans) to vote. On August 6, 1965, the law was signed by President Johnson. Although the murders of these civil right workers were tragic, the law passed because of it has helped African Americans exercise their right to vote.

ADDITIONAL EVENT: 9/11: On September 11, 2001, three terrorist attacks were made on the US by an Islamic terrorist group called al-Qaeda. The first, two planes were flown through the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York. Second, a plane was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The third attack turned into a landing in a field in Pennsylvania. Overall, over 3,000 people were killed. That includes over 400 police officers and