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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] > Wisconsin History'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] > Wisconsin History'' | ||
Native Americans were the main inhabitants of Wisconsin prior to the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ Black Hawk War in 1832]. By 1850 the Indian's had ceded most of their lands to the federal government. For more information about the Native Americans in Wisconsin, see the [[Indians of Wisconsin|Indians of Wisconsin]] page. European immigrants settled the vacated Indian lands growing the European population from 11,000 in 1836 to 305,00 by 1850. These settlers were from Europe with a some from the East coast. One-third of the State's population was foreign-born by 1850. <ref> [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-018/?action=more_essay 19th Century Immigration] Wisconsin Historical Society. </ref> | Native Americans were the main inhabitants of Wisconsin prior to the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ Black Hawk War in 1832]. By 1850 the Indian's had ceded most of their lands to the federal government. <ref> Bieder, Robert Eugene; ''Native American communities in Wisconsin, 1600-1960: a study of tradition and change''. Edition: illustrated, Published by Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1995. ISBN 0299145247, 9780299145248. 288 pages. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31295153 Worldcat], Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=KaO2BKs12sAC Google Books.] </ref> For more information about the Native Americans in Wisconsin, see the [[Indians of Wisconsin|Indians of Wisconsin]] page. European immigrants settled the vacated Indian lands growing the European population from 11,000 in 1836 to 305,00 by 1850. These settlers were from Europe with a some from the East coast. One-third of the State's population was foreign-born by 1850. <ref> [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-018/?action=more_essay 19th Century Immigration] Wisconsin Historical Society. </ref> | ||
[[Image:Jean Nicolet.jpg|thumb|Right|350px| Jean Nicolet landing at Green Bay]]. | [[Image:Jean Nicolet.jpg|thumb|Right|350px| Jean Nicolet landing at Green Bay]]. | ||
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