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The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government 1830
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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
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
repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.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
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
provided government support for the building of the first transcontinental railroad. -
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
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
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
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.