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The principal groups that came to Iowa from the early 1800s to the early 1900s were: <br> | The principal groups that came to Iowa from the early 1800s to the early 1900s were: <br> | ||
'''1788-1810'''<br>The first European settlers in Iowa were French-Canadians, who worked in the lead mines near present-day Dubuque. <ref>[http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/leadzinc/leadzinc.htm Lead and Zinc Mining in the Dubuque Area] </ref><br> | '''1788-1810'''<br>The first European settlers in Iowa were ''French-Canadians''', who worked in the lead mines near present-day Dubuque. <ref>[http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/leadzinc/leadzinc.htm Lead and Zinc Mining in the Dubuque Area] </ref><br> | ||
'''1833–50'''<br>[http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=260&nt=207&nt2=229 The Black Hawk Treaty of 1833] opened most of Iowa to white settlement. Southern Iowa immigration began as the American government negotiated treaties extinguishing the remaining [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/iowa/iowahist.htm Indian claims]. Settlers came from other states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee. Northern Iowa immigration came primarily from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the Middle Atlantic and New England states. <br> | '''1833–50'''<br>[http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=260&nt=207&nt2=229 The Black Hawk Treaty of 1833] opened most of Iowa to white settlement. Southern Iowa immigration began as the American government negotiated treaties extinguishing the remaining [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/iowa/iowahist.htm Indian claims]. Settlers came from other states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee. Northern Iowa immigration came primarily from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the Middle Atlantic and New England states. <br> | ||