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| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 5 supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
| Learn about the 1832 conflict between the Sauk and Fox Indians and American troops that ended with the surrender of Black Hawk |
| Brief summation of the events pertaining to the concluding engagement of the Black Hawk War, The Battle of Bad Axe. |
| Brief description of Fort Blue Mounds, built near the town of the same name during the Black Hawk War of 1832. |
| Trader, Scout and Interpreter |
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| Biography of biracial Indian and European trader, scout and interpreter Pierre Paquette. |
| Leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians |
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| Biography of Black Hawk |
| Chief of the Menominee Indians |
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| Biography of Menominee Indian chief Oshkosh. |
| Brief biography of the Ho-Chunk Indian Family, Glory of the Morning Decorah and her children and grandchildren Spoon, Old, One-Eyed, and Waukon. |
| Confederacy President's Experience in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Confederacy president Jefferson Davis in Wisconsin |
| Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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| Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
| Pioneer and Hoaxer |
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| Biography of Prairie du Chien pioneer and Wisconsin's "oldest man," Joseph Crelie. |
| Indian Agent |
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| Biography of Indian agent Joseph Montfort Street. |
| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Beloit, Wisconsin. |
| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. |
| Geologist, Archaeologist, and Soldier |
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| Brief biography of Charles Whittlesey (1808 - 1886). |
| Evidence of First Feasts |
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| Take a look at some first hand accounts of the ways Native Americans of Wisconsin celebrated their own Thanksgiving ceremonies. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Lead-melting bowl used at the Wisconsin Shot Company Shot Tower, Helena, Wisconsin, c. 1833. (Museum object #1992.12) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Powder horn used by a member of Colonel Dodge's militia during the Black Hawk War, 1832. (Museum object #1947.851) |
| An Old Man's Tall Tale |
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| Wisconsin pioneer Joseph Crelie was said to be 139 years old when he was exhibited to spectators in 1864. But how old was he really? |
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