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First treaty between Oto Tribe and The US
This is when the Oto tribe gave land to the US a little bit after the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was to keep the settlers safe from the Indians. -
Pre-Emption Act of 1841
In this act, basically anyone who has been using some land for a while, but doesn't own it can buy the land for really cheap as long as they are 21, a US citizen, and are a head of a household. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
This made Kansas and Nebraska territories. It got rid of the Missouri Compromise, which said no slavery below 36' 30'. This meant that Nebraska and Kansas could be free or slave states. -
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Civil War
This was a war between the North and South over slavery. The North didn't want slavery, but the South did. So, they fought over it. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act let the people come in and buy up to 160 acres of land for really cheap. This made more people come to Nebraska. -
Morrill Act
This act gave the states land to sell so the states could afford to build public schools. -
The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed
This is when the US gave up land so that the people could build railroads. -
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Construction of Transcontinental Railroad.
This is when the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad Company built toward each other to make the first ever transcontinental railroad in the US. -
Sand Creek Massacre
This is when the US army attacked a bunch of innocent Indians near Sand Creek, killing 160 men, women, children, and infants. -
Plum Creek Massacre
This is when there were some Indians that killed 13 dudes off of a wagon train and took two people captive. -
Nebraska Becomes a State
This is the day that the US decided to add in the US to the rest of the country. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
This made some of the land that is in South Dakota belong to the Indian tribes. -
Treaty between Lakota and US
This treaty was actually made with several different tribes, not just the Lakota. The Lakota was the main area of the tribes, though.