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The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government
All of the Indian's land west of the Missouri River was given to the government, except for a small piece which was being used as their reserve. -
Preemption Act of 1841 passed
People living on government owned land were able purchase up to 160 acres for $1.25 per acre before the land was to be offered for sale to everyone -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
This act created two new territories, and allowed for the people to choose whether they were anti-slave or pro-slave -
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Civil War
The war began when the Confederates attacked Union soldiers at Fort Sumter. The war ended when Robert surrendered the Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant -
Homestead Act passed
This act gave anyone who promised to farm the land, 160 acres of federal land -
The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed
This act gave funds and supplies for the construction of the railroad. -
Morrill Act passed
This act set aside federal lands to create colleges to benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts. -
Plum Creek Massacre
Cheyennes attacked William Gay, he fired a shot to alert his team, who started firing shots . The Cheyennes rode right into the circle of wagons, but the other people managed to drive them out. After a few minutes, the Cheyennes disappeared. -
Sand Creek Massacre
This was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars -
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Construction of the transcontinental railroad
during this time workers were working on building and finishing the railroad. -
Nebraska becomes a State
This is when Nebraska was finally admitted into the union as a state. -
The first Treaty of Fort Laramie
The United States recognized the Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation, and gave it to the Sioux to use. -
The treaty between the US government and the Lakota Tribe
This treaty gave land tot the government and the Lakota.