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Published transcripts of the 1860 census and for 35 of the 48 counties in the 1870 census are available. <br> | Published transcripts of the 1860 census and for 35 of the 48 counties in the 1870 census are available. <br> | ||
== Historical Background == | == <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1217447462167_519"></span>Historical Background == | ||
<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1217447473540_255"></span>'''1803--'''Nebraska was part of the Louisiana Territory when it was purchased by the United States from France. | |||
'''1813-1827--'''Trading posts and forts were established near present-day Omaha. | |||
'''1830-1854--'''Nebraska was part of an area designated as Indian Territory. Between 1833 and 1876, Indian tribes ceded all Nebraska claims to the United States government. | |||
'''1854--'''The Kansas-Nebraska Act established the Nebraska Territory. The creation of Colorado and Dakota territories in 1861 and the Idaho Territory in 1863 reduced Nebraska to nearly its present size. | |||
'''1867--'''Nebraska becames a state. | |||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||