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The US gave the Oto lots of money for some of their land.
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It allowed "squatters" to buy up to 160 acres for a very low price. The price was not less than $1.25. They had to be a head of household and they had to be 21.
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It was deal between the US and the Indians to make sure the trails going through Indian territory would be safe
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It created the Kansas and Nebraska territories. It was made to raise the possibility that slavery could be extended into states where it was once banned.
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A war between the North and the South. The war was over slavery. The North didn't like it and the South did.
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It allowed settlers to obtain 160 acres of land for free besides a $10 fee. They had to make a farm on the land to keep it after the 5 year timespan.
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It gave Federal government support to the creation of the first transcontinental railroad.
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It gave land to Nebraska and Nebraska used it to create UNL and many other colleges.
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The Transcontinental railroad allowed travelers to go to new territories, and it made transporting things a lot easier
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A group of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians attacked a lot of wagons killing multiple people.
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US troops killed hundreds of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at an encampment.
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Nebraska was the 37th state
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It moved Lakota Indians out of their land so settlers could move in.