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 '''The following important events in the history of Iowa affected political jurisdictions, record-keeping, and family movements.'''
-:  French explorers, Jolliet and Marquette, were in the region of Iowa.
+:&nbsp; French explorers, Jolliet and Marquette, were in the region of Iowa.
-:  The land was ceded to Spain.
+:&nbsp; The land was ceded to Spain.
-:  The first white settlement (for lead mining) was established in Iowa, but it was abandoned in 1810.
+:&nbsp; The first white settlement (for lead mining) was established in Iowa, but it was abandoned in 1810.
-:  The land was returned to France.
+:&nbsp; The land was returned to France.
-:  The United States acquired the area from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
+:&nbsp; The United States acquired the area from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
-–32:  The Iowa area remained Indian land and was not open to legal settlement.
+–32:&nbsp; The Iowa area remained Indian land and was not open to legal settlement.
-:  Fort Madison was built by the United States Army. Iowa’s area was included in the Illinois Territory in 1808 and in the Missouri Territory in 1812 through 1821. It was not under any territorial government from 1821 to 1834.
+:&nbsp; Fort Madison was built by the United States Army. Iowa’s area was included in the Illinois Territory in 1808 and in the Missouri Territory in 1812 through 1821. It was not under any territorial government from 1821 to 1834.
-:  The Sauk and Fox Indian tribes moved to Iowa from Illinois.
+:&nbsp; The Sauk and Fox Indian tribes moved to Iowa from Illinois.
-:  The Black Hawk War took place.
+:&nbsp; The Black Hawk War took place.
-:  The first permanent white settlements were made in eastern Iowa. Between 1833 and 1851 a series of treaties extinguished Indian claims to the land.
+:&nbsp; The first permanent white settlements were made in eastern Iowa. Between 1833 and 1851 a series of treaties extinguished Indian claims to the land.
-:  Congress attached the area to the Michigan Territory.
+:&nbsp; Congress attached the area to the Michigan Territory.
-:  Iowa was transferred to the Wisconsin Territory.
+:&nbsp; Iowa was transferred to the Wisconsin Territory.
-:  The Iowa Territory was established. It included all of present-day Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota.
+:&nbsp; The Iowa Territory was established. It included all of present-day Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota.
-:  Iowa, with its present boundaries, became a state.
+:&nbsp; Iowa, with its present boundaries, became a state.
-–60:  The population of Iowa nearly tripled as immigrants poured in from the older midwestern states and Europe.
+–60:&nbsp; The population of Iowa nearly tripled as immigrants poured in from the older midwestern states and Europe.
-–65:  Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War.
+–65:&nbsp; Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War.
-:  The first railroad was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs.
+:&nbsp; The first railroad was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs.
-:  Iowa, known as the Hawkeye State and the Corn
+:&nbsp; Iowa, known as the Hawkeye State and the Corn
-–1930s:  State experienced financial depressions.
+–1930s:&nbsp; State experienced financial depressions.
 An especially helpful history of Iowa is:
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 IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY
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