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The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
Nov 6, 2009 · 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. It was admitted to the ...
1854-02-04 Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party" in Ripon, Wisconsin. 1854-03-20 Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin. 1855-02-03 Wisconsin Supreme Coutt declares US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional. 1866-07-25 25th US Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wisconsin takes office.
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1634- Jean Nicolet: First known European to reach Wisconsin. Sought Northwest Passage. 1654-59- Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medart Chouart des Groseilliers: First of the fur traders in Wisconsin. 1661- Father Rene Menard: First missionary to Wisconsin Indians. 1665- Father Claude Allouez founded mission at La Pointe. 1666- Nicholas Perrot opened fur...
1701-38- Fox Indian Wars. 1755- Wisconsin Indians, under Charles Langlade, helped defeat British General Braddock. 1763- Treaty of Paris. Wisconsin became part of British colonial territory. 1761- Fort at Green Bay accepted by English. 1763- 1. Conspiracy of Pontiac. 2. Two Englishmen killed by Indians at Muscoda. 1764- Charles Langlade settled at ...
1804- 1. William Henry Harrison's treaty with Indians at St. Louis. 2. United States extinguished Indian title to lead region (a cause of Black Hawk War). 1814 - Fort Shelby built at Prairie du Chien. Captured by English and name changed to Fort McKay. 1815- War with England concluded. Fort McKay abandoned by British. 1816- 1. The establishment of ...
1900- Wisconsin's first state park, Interstate near St. Croix Falls, established. 1901- 1. First Wisconsin-born Governor, Robert M. La Follette, inaugurated. 2. Teaching of agriculture introduced into rural schools. 3. Legislative Reference Library, which served as a model for other states and the Library of Congress, established - later renamed th...
2000- Legislature approves a local sales tax and revenue bonds for renovation of Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. 2001- 1. Governor Thompson ends a record 14 years in office and assumes post of US Secretary of Health and Human Services. 2. Lt. Governor Scott McCallum becomes governor and appoints State Senator Margaret Farrow as the fi...
1941 The United States enters World War II. 332,000 Wisconsin residents serve in U.S. military, including 9,000 women. 1945 Wisconsin became one of first three states to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry in employment; this law became known as the Fair Employment Law.
Adapted and expanded from Schafer, Joseph. "Outline History of Wisconsin." 1925 Wisconsin Blue book (Madison, 1925) . More information about most people and places listed here, including links to original sources, can be found by searching them in this Dictionary. 1700.
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