Nebraska Teritory

By Fletcher Fries
  • The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government

    The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government

    The Otoe tribes gave land to the US after the lewis and clark expedition. This treaty was to keep peace with them and make everyone safe.
  • Preemption Act of 1841 passed

    Preemption Act of 1841 passed

    The preemption act of 1841 allowed people who have been using land to buy it cheap. 21 yrs, head of house hold, US citizen
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    This Act allowed people to settle in Kansas and Nebraska instead of just Indians.
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    Civil War

    The war in the US on whether to keep slavery or get rid of it. It lasted for four
  • Homestead Act passed

    Homestead Act passed

    The act that allowed you land if you took care of it for 5 years.
  • The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed

    The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed

    They built railroad from Sacramento to Omaha. They get ten miles of land on each side when they keep going.
  • Morrill Act passed

    Morrill Act passed

    This act gave the state land to sell and build colleges.
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    Construction of the transcontinental railroad

    Building of Rail Road from Sacramento to Omaha. This is the reason they needed Kansas/ Nebraska land.
  • Plum Creek Massacre

    Plum Creek Massacre

    Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota Indians massacred by US near present day Lexington. This slowed down travel in the area.
  • Sand Creek Massacre

    Sand Creek Massacre

    The US attacked Indians. They did this because the Indians had been attacking the settlers.
  • Nebraska becomes a State

    Nebraska becomes a State

    The US wanted land to build a railroad on. They were allowed to pick if they wanted to be slave or free and they chose to be free.
  • The first Treaty of Fort Laramie

    The first Treaty of Fort Laramie

    The US gave the Indians a place to live. THEY were only allowed to live there.
  • The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe

    The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe

    The treaty where the US got land from Lakota. They gave us a little bit of what is now Nebraska and the US gave them money.