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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
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
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
gave 160 acres of land to people who were willing to farm the land that was provided. -
The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad
Gave supplies to build the railroad. -
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
The Comanche were angry after the Council House Fight in San Antonio. -
Sand Creek Massacre
A massacre involving the Cheyenne and Arapaho. -
Nebraska becomes a State
Happened 2 years after the civil war. -
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 U.S took land from the Lakota in Northwest Nebraska with a treaty.