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The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government
Two groups had made peace with each other with pages with agreements. -
Preemption Act of 1841 passed
Allowing settlers ,that are above the age of 21, and head of a household, preemption of up to 160 acres of land/property. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
Act creating Nebraska and Kansas territories, in favor of the transcontinental railroad. -
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Civil War
The war that divides America in the 1860s. A war between citizens of the same country, deciding if slavery should be allowed or not -
Homestead Act passed
160 acres of government property was made available to anyone who would agree to farm the land. -
The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed
Provided Government funds for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. -
Morrill Act passed
This law allowed states to create public colleges that would be funded by the use or sale of similar public land grants. -
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Construction of the transcontinental railroad
By connecting the existing eastern U.S. rail networks to the west coast, the Transcontinental Railroad -
Sand Creek Massacre
U. S. Army carried out a surprise attack, killing 160 men, woman, elderlys ,and children.Turning point in the relationship between Indian tribes and the Government. -
Plum Creek Massacre
Cheyenne and arapaho tribes attacked a wagon train carrying freight from Sidney, Iowa, to Denver. -
Nebraska becomes a State
Andrew Johnson signed the proclamation declaring Nebraska's statehood.Nebraska becomes the 37th state in the union. -
The first Treaty of Fort Laramie
a treaty between the United States and various Indian nations regarding land ownership after the Chivington massacre occured -
The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe
This was the final treaty in the land of Nebraska, with America getting a small amount of land