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Ethnicity, Occupation, and Death in 19th-Century Wisconsin

Use census records to study immigration to Wisconsin and living conditions in the mid-19th century
Classroom Material

Using U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1900

Teach students to use census population schedules in researching life in Wisconsin communities.
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Territory

A Brief History of Wisconsin before Statehood
Wisconsin's population growth as the territory expanded from 1836 to 1846.
Historical Essay

Jefferson, Thomas (descendants in Wisconsin)

Brief explanation Thomas Jefferson's descendants in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Wisconsin's First Election

Creating the Wisconsin Territory
Discover the story of Wisconsin's first elections and how the state was divided into its present-day areas.
Historical Essay

How Madison Became the Capital

Argument and an Unpopular Choice
Discover how Madison became the capitol city during the first Wisconsin territorial convention

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