Territories

By jersey.anderson
  • The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government 1830

    The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government 1830

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  • Preemption Act of 1841 passed

    Preemption Act of 1841 passed

    permitted "squatters" who were living on government land to purchase up to 160 acres, at a very low price ($1.25 per acre) before the land was to be offered for sale to the general public.
  • The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe

    The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe

    government in which Indians gave up their land.These treaties were important because each made it legally possible for the United States to make land available to settlers.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. Created Bleeding Kansas
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    Civil War

    disagreements over slavery, states vs. federal rights, the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the economy
  • Homestead Act passed

    Homestead Act passed

    granting the head of families 160 acres of public land for a filing fee and five years of residence on that land.
  • The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed

    The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed

    provided government support for the building of the first transcontinental railroad.
  • Morrill Act passed

    Morrill Act passed

    set aside federal lands to create colleges to benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts. (UNL was made using it)
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    Construction of the transcontinental railroad

    Pacific railroad became the first continuous railroad line across the United States.
  • Plum Creek Massacre

    Plum Creek Massacre

    many of the Indian chiefs, women, and warriors were killed. In the summer of 1840 the Comanches swept down the Guadalupe valley, killing settlers, stealing horses, and burning settlements.
  • Sand Creek Massacre

    Sand Creek Massacre

    Army made a surprise attack on a part of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians along the Big Sandy Creek in southeastern Colorado, killing about 160 men, women, and children, including elderly or infirm.
  • Nebraska becomes a State

    Nebraska becomes a State

    The capital city was moved to Lancaster, which was renamed to Lincoln to honor Abraham Lincoln. As more settlers moved in, the Native Americans were pushed out.