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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
It allowed people to buy 160 acres of land for $1.25 as long as they promised to improve the land(make it a farm). They also had to be the head of the household. -
The first Treaty of Fort Laramie
It eased the tension between the settling Americans and native Americans. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Made the territories Nebraska and Kansas. It allowed popular sovereignty. -
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Civil War
A war between the union and confederacy. It started because of slavery, the north didn't want it, the south did. -
Homestead Act
It gave 160 acres to anyone who promised to farm it. -
The Charter for the transcontinental railroad.
It gave federal support for the first transcontinental railroad. -
Morrill Act Passed
It set aside land for colleges that taught agricultural and mechanical arts. -
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Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
Workers drove spikes into mountains, filled the holes with black powder, and blasted through the rock inch by inch. It was all built by hand in 6 years. -
Plum Creek Massacre
The Cheyenne and Arapaho indians were killed by a train going to denver. -
Sand Creek Massacre
Cheyenne and Arapaho were attacked by the U.S. army. -
Nebraska becomes a state
Nebraska was emitted by the union to be the 37th state. -
The treaty in 1892 between the US government and the Lakota Tribe
It was the last treaty between the american government and the indians.