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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>Robert Eugene Bieder, ''Native American Communities in Wisconsin, 1600-1960: A Study of Tradition and Change''. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. ISBN 0299145247, 9780299145248.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]]. European immigrants settled the vacated Indian lands, increasing 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>Wisconsin Historical Society. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-018/?action=more_essay 19th Century Immigration].</ref>[[Image:Jean Nicolet.jpg|thumb|350px | 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>Robert Eugene Bieder, ''Native American Communities in Wisconsin, 1600-1960: A Study of Tradition and Change''. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. ISBN 0299145247, 9780299145248.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]]. European immigrants settled the vacated Indian lands, increasing 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>Wisconsin Historical Society. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-018/?action=more_essay 19th Century Immigration].</ref>[[Image:Jean Nicolet.jpg|thumb|350px]]. | ||
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*1829, 1833, 1837, & 1842: Land ceded by the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/chippewahist.htm Chippewa], [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/wisconsin/index.htm Ottawa and Pottawatomie Indian Tribes] | *1829, 1833, 1837, & 1842: Land ceded by the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/chippewahist.htm Chippewa], [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/wisconsin/index.htm Ottawa and Pottawatomie Indian Tribes] | ||
*1829, 1832, &1837: Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians [[Image:Wisconsinterritory.PNG|thumb|right|300px | *1829, 1832, &1837: Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians [[Image:Wisconsinterritory.PNG|thumb|right|300px]] '''1830s: '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin. | ||
*1831: [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians] ceded land to the [http://www.jefflindsay.com/Oneida.shtml Oneida Indians] (1836 & 1848) | *1831: [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians] ceded land to the [http://www.jefflindsay.com/Oneida.shtml Oneida Indians] (1836 & 1848) | ||
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*1840s: Many families arrived from Germany and New York. [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume25/vol25_9.htm Norwegians begin settling] in large numbers in Koshkonong area. | *1840s: Many families arrived from Germany and New York. [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume25/vol25_9.htm Norwegians begin settling] in large numbers in Koshkonong area. | ||
*1848: Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. This is a beginning of a large German immigration into Wisconsin. [[Image:S.S. Christopher Columbus.jpg|thumb|right|350px | *1848: Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. This is a beginning of a large German immigration into Wisconsin. [[Image:S.S. Christopher Columbus.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] | ||
*1851: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-017/?action=more_essay First railroad opens], linking Milwaukee and Waukesha. | *1851: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-017/?action=more_essay First railroad opens], linking Milwaukee and Waukesha. | ||
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*Smith, William Rudolph. ''The History of Wisconsin in three parts: Historical, Documentary, and Descriptive.'' Madison, WI: Brown,1854. Google Books: [http://books.google.com/books?id=YGPggXpQnGEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Wisconsin+smith&cd=2#v=onepage&q=History%20of%20Wisconsin%20smith&f=false Vol. 1], [http://books.google.com/books?id=PX_hAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Wisconsin+smith&cd=1#v=onepage&q=History%20of%20Wisconsin%20smith&f=false Vol. 3] | *Smith, William Rudolph. ''The History of Wisconsin in three parts: Historical, Documentary, and Descriptive.'' Madison, WI: Brown,1854. Google Books: [http://books.google.com/books?id=YGPggXpQnGEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Wisconsin+smith&cd=2#v=onepage&q=History%20of%20Wisconsin%20smith&f=false Vol. 1], [http://books.google.com/books?id=PX_hAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Wisconsin+smith&cd=1#v=onepage&q=History%20of%20Wisconsin%20smith&f=false Vol. 3] | ||
'''Draper Manuscript Collection.''' Look for Wisconsin ancestors 1740-1830 in the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. These manuscripts cover the history of the "trans-Allegheny West," a region including the west Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley. There are 491 volumes of partially-indexed manuscripts, papers, and books. | '''Draper Manuscript Collection.''' Look for Wisconsin ancestors 1740-1830 in the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. These manuscripts cover the history of the "trans-Allegheny West," a region including the west Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley. There are 491 volumes of partially-indexed manuscripts, papers, and books. | ||
== Research Helps == | == Research Helps == | ||
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[[Category:Wisconsin|History]] | [[Category:Wisconsin|History]][[Category:United States History]] | ||