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Filter: Categories of Turning Points in Wisconsin History
Filter: Year of 1800-1899
| When the Beaver was King |
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| Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries. |
| How Wisconsin was Divided |
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| Discover how the Ordinance of 1787 extended government, prohibited slavery and led to the survey of public lands north of the Ohio River. |
| Wisconsin's Involvement with the war on the French, British and Natives |
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| Learn how the British relinquished control of Wisconsin and Americans took over the region's fur trade during the war of 1812. |
| A Misunderstanding Leads to Massacre |
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| Discover how a Treaty Misunderstanding led to the Massacre of Thousands of Sauk Indians |
| A Plot of Land Becomes a City |
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| Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city. |
| Military Outposts in Wisconsin |
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| Read how American forts were established and settlement increased in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
| Too Progressive for Wisconsin |
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| Discover why Wisconsin's 1846 was re-written and passed in 1848 |
| How the Natives Lost Their Land |
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| Learn about the many treaties between the United States government and native tribes. |
| Europeans Come to Wisconsin |
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| Discover how Native Americans were removed from their lands in Wisconsin to make room for European immigrants. |
| Drawing the Line from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan |
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| Discover how businessmen and the legislature cooperated to create Wisconsin's first railroad. |
| How Real Estate Owners Created Wisconsin |
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| Discover how land owners promoted their towns and villages for settlers and created the cities you know today. |
| How the University was Began |
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| Discover how the lack of educational opportunities in Wisconsin helped create the University of Wisconsin. |
| Steamships, Canals and the 19th Century Economy |
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| Discover what happened when 19th century Wisconsin settlers tried to construct a canal between the Mississippi and the Great Lakes. |
| Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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| Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
| How the Women of Wisconsin Helped Win the War |
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| Discover how women on the Wisconsin home front helped win the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Discover how a pet eagle named Old Abe helped Wisconsin serve the Union in the Civil War |
| A New Vision for the United States |
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| Discover how a few key political issues in the 1850s gave birth to the Republican Party |
| How a Disaster Made Wisconsin the Dairy State |
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| Discover how Wisconsin became the nation's leader in wheat long before it was renowned for dairy, and the disaster that made it all possible. |
| The Birth of the Badgers |
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| Discover the history of lead mining in Wisconsin, and the origin of Badgers. |
| The Industry That Changed the State |
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| Discover how the logging industry shaped Wisconsin's economy and culture from the 19th century to the present. |
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