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The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government
The Otos gave the government land. -
Plum Creek Massacre
The battle of Plum Creek was an aftermath of the Council House Fight many of the Comanche Indian chiefs, women, and warriors were killed. -
Preemption Act of 1841 passed
It is the act that passed to let people buy land for only $1.25 per acre of land. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
An act that was passed that created two territories. Nebraska and Kansas. -
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Civil War
The American Civil War was a war in the United States. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy. -
Homestead act passed
This act gave anyone willing to farm it 160 acres of land. -
Morrill Act passed
Established public colleges. -
The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed
Money people gave to the government to build a new railroad. -
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Construction of the transcontinental railroad
They connected the existing eastern U.S. rail networks to the west coast. -
Sand Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek massacre was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army -
Nebraska becomes a State
President Andrew Johnson signed the proclamation declaring Nebraska's statehood. -
The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe
They set aside land for only Sioux people to use. -
The first Treaty of Fort Laramie
They are giving teachers, farmers, engineers, and more to the Sioux.