Nebraska Territory Timeline-skylar

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  • The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government

    The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government

    The united States took land from the Oto tribe with a treaty in Southeast Nebraska.
  • pre-emption act of 1841

    pre-emption act of 1841

    People can buy land from the United state if they were living on it or new someone who was living on it.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Created 2 new territories and created popular sovereignty which allowed people to vote for what they wanted.
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    Civil war

    A war between the North and South because of slavery.
  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act

    gave 160 acres of land to people who were willing to farm the land that was provided.
  • The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad

    The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad

    Gave supplies to build the railroad.
  • Morrill Act

    Morrill Act

    Created UNL and many other colleges
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    Construction of the transcontinental railroad

    It was the first continuous railroad line across the United States.
  • Plum Creek Massacre

    Plum Creek Massacre

    The Comanche were angry after the Council House Fight in San Antonio.
  • Sand Creek Massacre

    Sand Creek Massacre

    A massacre involving the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
  • Nebraska becomes a State

    Nebraska becomes a State

    Happened 2 years after the civil war.
  • The first Treaty of Fort Laramie

    The first Treaty of Fort Laramie

    They added the black hills to the Sioux reservation so that only the Sioux could have it.
  • 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 U.S took land from the Lakota in Northwest Nebraska with a treaty.