Nebraska Teritory Timeline

By natalie.jarman@centuraps.org
  • The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government

    The first treaty between the Oto Tribe and the US government

    Two groups had made peace with each other with pages with agreements.
  • Preemption Act of 1841 passed

    Preemption Act of 1841 passed

    Allowing settlers ,that are above the age of 21, and head of a household, preemption of up to 160 acres of land/property.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    Act creating Nebraska and Kansas territories, in favor of the transcontinental railroad.
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    Civil War

    The war that divides America in the 1860s. A war between citizens of the same country, deciding if slavery should be allowed or not
  • Homestead Act passed

    Homestead Act passed

    160 acres of government property was made available to anyone who would agree to farm the land.
  • The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed

    The Charter for the Transcontinental Railroad passed

    Provided Government funds for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
  • Morrill Act passed

    Morrill Act passed

    This law allowed states to create public colleges that would be funded by the use or sale of similar public land grants.
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    Construction of the transcontinental railroad

    By connecting the existing eastern U.S. rail networks to the west coast, the Transcontinental Railroad
  • Sand Creek Massacre

    Sand Creek Massacre

    U. S. Army carried out a surprise attack, killing 160 men, woman, elderlys ,and children.Turning point in the relationship between Indian tribes and the Government.
  • Plum Creek Massacre

    Plum Creek Massacre

    Cheyenne and arapaho tribes attacked a wagon train carrying freight from Sidney, Iowa, to Denver.
  • Nebraska becomes a State

    Nebraska becomes a State

    Andrew Johnson signed the proclamation declaring Nebraska's statehood.Nebraska becomes the 37th state in the union.
  • The first Treaty of Fort Laramie

    The first Treaty of Fort Laramie

    a treaty between the United States and various Indian nations regarding land ownership after the Chivington massacre occured
  • The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe

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

    This was the final treaty in the land of Nebraska, with America getting a small amount of land