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There were many Native Indians
of Wisconsin including the Chippewa, Dakota, Fox,
Iowa, Kickapoo, Mohican, Miami, Munsee, Iroquois,
Oto, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Tionontati, Winnebago and
Wyandot tribes
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1634 |
Jean Nicolet was the first
known European to reach Wisconsin in search of the
Northwest Passage. |
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1659 |
1659-1660 - French fur traders
Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636 - 1710) and Médard
Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers (1618 - 1710)
explore the region
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1673 |
The Jesuit priest Jacques
Marquette (1637-1675) and the French Explorer and
fur trader Louis Jolliet (1645-1700) explore the
region
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1679 |
Frenchman Daniel Greysolon,
Sieur du Luth (1636–1710) claims the region for
France |
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1756 |
1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years
War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over
land is won by Great Britain. France gives England
all French territory east of the Mississippi River,
except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and
west Florida to the English in return for Cuba
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1764 |
Indian War / Pontiac's
Conspiracy aka Pontiac's Rebellion. The British
treated the former Indian allies of the French like
conquered peoples, which prompted the Ottawa Chief
Pontiac (1720-1769) to lead a rebellion of a number
of tribes against the British
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1774 |
Quebec Act makes Wisconsin a
part of Province of Quebec |
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1775 |
1775 - 1783 - The American
Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes
and total power to legislate any laws governing the
American colonies
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1776 |
July 4, 1776 - United States
Declaration of Independence |
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1778 |
July 10, 1778 - France
declares war against Britain and makes an alliance
with the American revolutionary forces
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1781 |
Date of settlement at Prairie
du Chien |
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1783 |
September 3, 1783 - The Treaty
of Paris is signed by the victorious United States
and the defeated Great Britain. The United States
takes ownership of Wisconsin
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1812 |
1812 - 1815: The War of 1812
between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate
but confirmed America's Independence
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1832 |
1832 - Black Hawk War was the
last native conflict in the area, led by Chief Black
Hawk. An unsuccessful attempt by the Sauk and Fox
tribes to move back to their homeland.
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1848 |
Statehood - The Date that
Wisconsin was admitted to the Union - May 29, 1848.
Constitution - Wisconsin was the 30th State to be
admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Forward ".
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1859 |
John Brown raided Harpers
Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to
the outbreak of the Civil War.
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1861 |
1861 - 1865: The American
Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known
opponent of slavery, was elected president and in
1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of
South Carolina was followed by the secession of
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North
Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the
Confederate States of America. The bombardment of
Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1865 |
1865 December 6 - The
Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially
abolishing slavery.
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1898 |
1898-1901 The Spanish American
War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US
annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
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