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In 1763, Wisconsin was part of the territory ceded by France to Great Britain in the Treaty of Paris. Twenty years later, again at Paris, the British relinquished their claim to Wisconsin; and it became a part of the United States of America.
4 days ago · Wisconsin went for him in 2016, the only time in the last 40 years that a Republican presidential candidate captured the state. But the margin was razor thin. Trump beat Hillary Clinton by fewer ...
State Parks. Lumberjacks swept across central and northern Wisconsin in the 1850s. The first state parks were created to save Wisconsin's forests from the lumber industry. Legislature approved "The State Park," a 760 square mile area in northern Wisconsin, in 1878.
Wisconsin was the last state entirely east of the Mississippi River (and by extension the last state formed entirely from territory assigned to the U.S. in the 1783 Treaty of Paris) to be admitted to the Union. With statehood, came the creation of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which is the state's oldest public university. The creation ...
Mar 14, 2018 · As early as the 1840s, Wisconsin was already embracing its new identity as the “Badger State” and it quickly became a symbol of state pride. The University of Wisconsin-Madison adopted the ground dwelling critter as its mascot in the 1880s.
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Established in Wisconsin’s state constitution of 1848 and funded initially by a federal land grant, the University of Wisconsin (“the UW,” also called Wisconsin University or Wisconsin State University in the early years) enrolled its inaugural class of seventeen (male) students in 1849, holding its first classes in the Madison Female ...
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Nov 6, 2009 · Table of Contents. Wisconsin became a U.S. territory following the American Revolution and soon after began attracting settlers looking for work in its mining, lumber and dairy industries.
