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*'''1800– 1809:''' Part of Indiana Territory | *'''1800– 1809:''' Part of Indiana Territory | ||
*'''1803: '''The United States obtains the western portion of the area through the Louisiana Purchase. | *'''1803: '''The United States obtains the western portion of the area through the Louisiana Purchase. | ||
*'''1805: '''The U.S. purchased | *'''1805: '''The U.S. purchased land for Fort Snelling | ||
*'''1809–1818:''' Part of Illinois Territory | *'''1809–1818:''' Part of Illinois Territory | ||
*'''1818: '''The northern part of Minnesota ceded by British | *'''1818: '''The northern part of Minnesota ceded by British | ||
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*'''1852: '''(July 23,) Sioux Indians turned over all their land in Iowa and most of their land in Minnesota to U.S. | *'''1852: '''(July 23,) Sioux Indians turned over all their land in Iowa and most of their land in Minnesota to U.S. | ||
*'''1851–1855: '''The Indians give up their rights to millions of acres of land west of the Mississippi River. | *'''1851–1855: '''The Indians give up their rights to millions of acres of land west of the Mississippi River. | ||
*'''1854-1855:''' | *'''1854-1855:''' Chippewa Indians cede land | ||
*'''1857: | *'''1857: ''' Spirit Lake Massacre (Iowa) | ||
*'''1854:''' Large scale immigration begins when the railroad reaches the Mississippi River. | *'''1854:''' Large scale immigration begins when the railroad reaches the Mississippi River. | ||
*'''1858:''' (May 11,) Minnesota gains statehood. | *'''1858:''' (May 11,) Minnesota gains statehood. | ||
*'''1861–1865:''' The Civil War and Indian wars involve 22,000 men. | *'''1861–1865:''' The Civil War and Indian wars involve 22,000 men. | ||
*'''1862: | *'''1862: ''' Sioux Indians led by Chief Little Crow killed about one thousand white settlers. The Sioux were subdued and forced to give up their lands and move into the Dakotas. | ||
*'''1862:''' Dakota Conflict (See [[Minnesota Military Records]] for details.) | *'''1862:''' Dakota Conflict (See [[Minnesota Military Records]] for details.) | ||
*'''1863:''' (August 18,) Chief Little Crow led Sioux uprising in Minnesota. Indians defeated by Henry Sibley | *'''1863:''' (August 18,) Chief Little Crow led Sioux uprising in Minnesota. Indians defeated by Henry Sibley at Wood Lake September 23rd. | ||
*'''1863:''' | *'''1863:''' Chippewa Indians cede land | ||
*'''1866: | *'''1866: ''' Chippewa Indians cede land | ||
*'''1889: '''Indians ceded land | *'''1889: '''Indians ceded land | ||
*'''1870–1890: '''Rapid settlement as homesteaders— many immigrants from Germany, Sweden, and Norway—move into western and southwestern Minnesota. | *'''1870–1890: '''Rapid settlement as homesteaders— many immigrants from Germany, Sweden, and Norway—move into western and southwestern Minnesota. | ||
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