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 '''The following important events in the history of Iowa affected political jurisdictions, record-keeping, and family movements.'''
-*1673:&nbsp; French explorers, Jolliet and Marquette, were in the region of Iowa.
+*1673:&nbsp; French explorers, [http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/jolmar.html Jolliet and Marquette], were in the region of Iowa.
-*1762:&nbsp; The land was ceded to Spain.
+*1762:&nbsp; The land was ceded to [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C06E1DD113AE533A2575AC1A96F9C94649ED7CF  Spain].
-*1788:&nbsp; The first white settlement (for lead mining) was established in Iowa, but it was abandoned in 1810.
+*1788:&nbsp; The [http://www.iagenweb.org/history/IHFC/IHFCBk1Pt1Chp1-2.htm first white settlement] (for lead mining) was established in Iowa, but it was abandoned in 1810.
-*1800:&nbsp; The land was returned to France.
+*1800:&nbsp; The land was returned to [http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cooverfamily/westernhistory.html France].
-*1803:&nbsp; The United States acquired the area from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
+*1803:&nbsp; The United States acquired the area from France as part of the [http://law.jrank.org/pages/8368/Louisiana-Purchase.html Louisiana Purchase].
 *1803–32:&nbsp; The Iowa area remained Indian land and was not open to legal settlement.
-*1808:&nbsp; Fort Madison was built by the United States Army. Iowa’s area was included in the Illinois Territory in 1808 and in the Missouri Territory in 1812 through 1821. It was not under any territorial government from 1821 to 1834.
+*1808:&nbsp; [http://www.oldfortmadison.com/History.htm Fort Madison] was built by the United States Army. Iowa’s area was included in the Illinois Territory in 1808 and in the Missouri Territory in 1812 through 1821. It was not under any territorial government from 1821 to 1834.
-*1830: &nbsp;Potawatomi Indians ceded land
+*1830: &nbsp;[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/pottawatomie/pottawatomiehist.htm Potawatomi Indians] ceded land
-*1831:&nbsp; The Sauk and Fox Indian tribes moved to Iowa from Illinois.
+*1831:&nbsp; [http://www.cowboy.net/native/sacnfox.htmlThe Sauk and Fox Indian tribes] moved to Iowa from Illinois.
-*1832:&nbsp; The Black Hawk War took place.
+*1832:&nbsp; [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/page2d.html The Black Hawk War] took place.
 *1833:&nbsp; The first permanent white settlements were made in eastern Iowa. Between 1833 and 1851 a series of treaties extinguished Indian claims to the land.
-*1834:&nbsp; Congress attached the area to the Michigan Territory.
+*1834:&nbsp; Congress attached the area to the [http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/MOIChp2.htm Michigan Territory].
-*1834: &nbsp;Half Breed Tract
+*1834: &nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Breed_Tract Half Breed Tract]
-*1836:&nbsp; Iowa was transferred to the Wisconsin Territory.
+*1836:&nbsp; Iowa was transferred to the [http://iowacountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Wisconsin Territory].
-*1836: Keokuk Indian Reserve
+*1836: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keokuk's_Reserve Keokuk Indian Reserve]
-*1838:&nbsp;(June 12,)&nbsp;The Iowa Territory was established. It included all of present-day Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota.
+*1838:&nbsp;(June 12,)&nbsp;[http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/MOIChp2.htm The Iowa Territory] was established. It included all of present-day Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota.
-*1846: Potawatomi Indians ceded land
+*1846: [http://www.tolatsga.org/pota.html Potawatomi Indians] ceded land
-*1846:&nbsp;(December 28,)&nbsp;Iowa, with its present boundaries, became a state.
+*1846:&nbsp;(December 28,)&nbsp;Iowa, with its present boundaries, became a [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000124state].
 *1850–60:&nbsp; The population of Iowa nearly tripled as immigrants poured in from the older midwestern states and Europe.
-*1857:&nbsp; (March) Spirti Lake Massacre, Dickinson County, Iowa
+*1857:&nbsp; (March) [http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi21.htm Spirit Lake Massacre], Dickinson County, Iowa
-*1851: (July 28,) Sioux Indians turned over all their land in Iowa and most of their territory in Minnesota.
+*1851: (July 28,) [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/artifact_detail.cfm?aid=a_000612&oid=ob_000120Sioux Indians] turned over all their land in Iowa and most of their territory in Minnesota.
-*1861–65:&nbsp; Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War.
+*1861–65:&nbsp; Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000322Civil War].
-*1867:&nbsp; The first railroad was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs.
+*1867:&nbsp; The first [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000188 railroad] was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs.
-*1873:&nbsp; Iowa, known as the Hawkeye State and the Corn
+*1873:&nbsp; Iowa, known as the [http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ia_intro.htm Hawkeye State] and the [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=iowa Corn Capital of the World]
-*1893–1930s:&nbsp; State experienced financial depressions.
+*1893–1930s:&nbsp; State experienced financial [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000064 depressions].
 An especially helpful history of Iowa is:
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 *''Iowa history and culture : a bibliography of materials published between 1952 and 1986'' <ref> Compiled by  Patricia Dawson and David Hudson. ''Iowa history and culture : a bibliography of materials published between 1952 and 1986'' Ames, Iowa : State Hist. Soc. of Iowa, c1989 </ref>
 *''Iowa History Reference Guide'' <ref> Petersen, William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide''. Iowa City, Iowa : State Historical Society of Iowa, c1952 </ref>
-==Family History Library==
+===Family History Library===
 To find Iowa local histories, see the Locality Search of the [[The Family History Library|The Family History Library Catalog] under:
 ::*IOWA - HISTORY <br>
 ::*IOWA, [COUNTY] - HISTORY <br>
 ::*IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY
 === Websites  ===
-''[http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/history/7-1.html#text1 History of Iowa]'', Dorothy Schwieder, professor of history, Iowa State University
+*''[http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/history/7-1.html#text1 History of Iowa]'' <ref> ''History of Iowa'', Dorothy Schwieder, professor of history, Iowa State University </ref> is an excellent article in the IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER.
+*[http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/default.cfm Iowa Pathways] is a great way to explore Iowa with it's informative articles.
 ===References===
 <references/>
 [[Category:Iowa]]