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	Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wisconsin Territory was organized on July 3, 1836 and became the 30th state on May 29, 1848.
		Wisconsin's political history encompasses, on the one hand, Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive movement; and on the other, Joe McCarthy, the controversial anti-Communist censured by the Senate during the 1950s.
		Citizens of Wisconsin are referred to as Wisconsinites, although a common nickname (sometimes used pejoratively) among non-residents is "Cheeseheads," due to the prevalence and quality of cheesemaking in the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wisconsin (2293 words)

	Wisconsin Territory - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Wisconsin Territory, originally a part of the Illinois-Wabash Company land holdings, became an organized territory of the United States by an act of Congress passed on April 20, 1836 which went into effect on July 3, 1836.
		The area encompassed by the Wisconsin Territory that was part of the Northwest Territory was included with the Indiana Territory, when that territory was formed in 1800, in preparation for admission of Ohio as a state.
		Wisconsin Territory was split off from Michigan Territory in 1836 as the state of Michigan prepared for statehood.
	greatestinfo.org /Territory_of_Wisconsin (576 words)

	Iowa County Genealogical Society (WI) Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the summer of 1836 a population census of the new Wisconsin Territory was performed.
		The population for the Territory was found to be 22,214 with Iowa County representing 5,234 of the territory.
		The State of Wisconsin, thus bounded, is situated between the parallel of forty-two degrees thirty minutes and that of forty-seven degrees, north latitude, and between the eighty-seventh and ninety-third degrees west longitude, nearly.
	www.wiiowagensoc.org /chronlogy.html (4037 words)

	history 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shortly thereafter, the portion of the territory west of the Mississippi River became Iowa Territory, and Madison became the capital of Wisconsin Territory.Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th state on May 29, 1848.
		As a U.S. territory, Wisconsin was initially governed by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, and then by the laws of Indiana Territory, Illinois Territory, Michigan Territory and finally, on July 4, 1836, Wisconsin Territory, as surrounding territories broke away to become states and join the Union.
		Wisconsin was settled during the Jacksonian Era and its constitution, written in 1848, reflects the democratic values of that period.
	www.legis.state.wi.us /senate/scc/toppage1.htm (1084 words)

	Early Pre-Town (Lisbon) & Village (Sussex) History
		The area in Wisconsin was called Brown County On October 26th (16th ?), 1818 Brown County was formed by the Governor of the Territory of Michigan - Lewis Cass, who named it after General Jacob Brown (commanding general of the US Army from 1815-1828), the county seat being in Green Bay.
		The rest of southern Wisconsin was recognized as belonging to the Winnebago, whose irregularly shaped holdings touched the Mississippi north of Prairie du Chien and stretched northeast to Lake Winnebago and north to the Black River.
		East of a line from the northern boundary of Illinois to the Wisconsin River between ranges 8 and 9 was the Green Bay Land district; west of it was the Wisconsin Land district.
	www.slahs.org /history/local/early.htm (2910 words)

	Saint Croix NSR: Historic Resource Study (Chapter 3)
		By December the Territorial government passed a resolution against the military reserve extension to the east bank of the Mississippi and notified the Secretary of War that the military was preempting land that was under the civilian control of the Wisconsin Territory without its consent.
		Wisconsin's second constitutional convention in the spring of 1847 was smaller and more politically balanced and representative of the sentiments of the territory than the first had been.
		Wisconsin's elevation to statehood marked the end of the Old Northwest Territory leaving the area between the St. Croix and the Mississippi a rump territory with its legal status in limbo.
	www.nps.gov /sacn/hrs/hrs3a.htm (6767 words)

	Bambooweb: Wisconsin
		Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state of the United States, (54,314 square miles) and 18th greatest population (5,453,896 as of 2002).
		Known as "The Dairy State", Wisconsin is also known for beer, cheese, cranberries and many festivals, such as Summerfest and the EAA Oshkosh Airshow.
		Wisconsin's political history encompasses, on the one hand, Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive movement; and on the other, Joe McCarthy, the anti-communist "witch-hunter" of the 1950s.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/w/i/Wisconsin.html (463 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Wisconsin
		Wisconsin Indians took part in Braddock's defeat, in the siege of Fort William Henry, and in the defence of Quebec, and in 1760 dispatched a party to the defence of Montreal, but retired before its fall.
		In 1774 Wisconsin was annexed to the Province of Quebec.
		In 1836 Wisconsin Territory was created, including the present states of Minnesota and Iowa and a great part of North Dakota and South Dakota.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15661b.htm (4981 words)

	Territorial History, The History of Jefferson County, Iowa 1879
		During the first session of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, in 1836, the county of Des Moines was divided into Des Moines, Lee, Van Buren, Henry, Muscatine and Cook (the latter being subsequently changed to Scott) and defined their boundaries.
		The question of a separate territorial organization for Iowa, which was then a part of Wisconsin Territory, began to be agitated early in the Autumn of 1837.
		The Territory of Iowa was bounded on the north by the British Possessions; east, by the Mississippi River to its source; south, by the State of Missouri, and west, by the Missouri and White Earth Rivers.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/1879_jefferson/jefferson_22.htm (4162 words)

	Evolution of Local and county government in southeastern Wisconsin
		As new states were created from the Territory, the region later known as Wisconsin became part of the Indiana Territory (1800), Illinois Territory (1809), Michigan Territory (1818), and Wisconsin Territory (1836).
		On 7 December 1836, the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature detached from Milwaukee County lands that became Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Portage, Walworth, and Washington Counties.
		In Wisconsin, the local units of government are the counties, towns, villages, cities, school districts, and special districts.
	www.uwm.edu /Library/arch/lcomm/evolutio.htm (482 words)

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		Wisconsin land could be purchased for $1.25 an acres, but many European immigrants had little cash to spend on land, so had to find ways to earn money in order to purchase land.
		The phrase "Wisconsin government" could be written in the middle of a piece of paper with words or phrases added in a web design around the main concept as the students think about who the leaders are, what rights Wisconsin citizens have, and the responsibilities Wisconsin citizens have.
		Ask students to investigate the governmental leadership positions which existed when Wisconsin was a territory, if they were eligible to hold these positions given their identity, the responsibilities or duties these leaders had, and how they were chosen.
	www.socialstudies.esmartweb.com /HTMLwihistoryunits/Unit4-web.htm (10485 words)

	Milwaukee, Wisconsin Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Wisconsin's political history encompasses, on the one hand, Robert_M._La_Follette,_Sr.Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive movement; and on the other, Joseph McCarthyJoe McCarthy, the controversial anti-communist censured by the Senate during the 1950s.
		During the boom it appeared that southwest Wisconsin might become the population center of the state, and Belmont, WisconsinBelmont was briefly the state capital.
		Wisconsin is also the largest producer by volume of ginseng, cranberrycranberries, and paper products in the United States.
	www.echostatic.com /Milwaukee,_Wisconsin.html (1549 words)

	Wisconsin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Wisconsin''' is the 23rd largest U.S. statestate of the United States, (54,314 square miles) and 18th greatest population (5,453,896 as of 2002).
		Wisconsin's political history encompasses, on the one hand, Robert_M._La_Follette,_Sr.Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive movement; and on the other, Joseph McCarthyJoe McCarthy, the controverial anti-communist censured by the Senate during the 1950s.
		Wisconsin's state mineral, Galena (mineral); its nickname, "the Badger State;" and town names such as Mineral Point, WisconsinMineral Point, recall a period in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s when Wisconsin was an important mining state.
	www.infothis.com /find/Wisconsin (1735 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Wisconsin
		Wisconsin is an English version of a French adaptation of an Indian word.
		Wisconsin originally was applied to the Wisconsin River, and later to the area as a whole when Wisconsin became a territory.
		The three largest Protestant denominations in Wisconsin are: Lutheran (26% of the total state population), Methodist (6%), Baptist (4%).
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Wisconsin (1455 words)

	ICBNA
		The Wisconsin Territory was created from the old Northwest Territory on July 3, 1836.
		Wisconsin - What's in a Name - According to most sources, Wisconsin means: "Gathering of the waters" and is derived from the Ojibwe language.
		One is the early 19th-century lead miners in Southwestern Wisconsin were known as "badgers" because of the way they burrowed into the ground mining the lead.
	www.cultural.org.br /clube/pg_qui37.htm (240 words)

	History - Cassville, Wisconsin - historical southwest Wisconsin - history, recreation, camping on the Mississippi River ...
		One of the oldest towns in the state of Wisconsin is a charming little village nestled between imposing 300' high bluffs on one side and the mighty Mississippi River on the other.
		Wisconsin was initially governed by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and subsequently as part of the Indiana, Illinois and Michigan Territories.
		Through his urging, Wisconsin was one of the early proponents of the Great River Road idea, and he was on the ten state planning commission for many years, eventually being elected to the office of Pilot.
	www.cassville.org /history-l.html (1874 words)

	From Territory to Statehood (from Wisconsin) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Possession of a territory involves aggressive behaviour and thus contrasts with the home range, which is the area in which...
		U.S. territory created by Congress in 1787 encompassing the region lying west of Pennsylvania, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes.
		Explores the governance, environment, heritage, society, and geography of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Australian Capital Territory, the Cocos Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay, Norfolk Island, the Northern Territory, the Heard and McDonald Islands, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-210293?tocId=210293 (979 words)

	Wisconsin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Known as "The Dairy State", Wisconsin is mainly known for cheese.
		During the 2004 presidential election, Wisconsin was considered a "swing" state due to its residents being relatively equally split between voting for candidates in the Democratic Party and Republican Party.
		The 5 largest religious denominations in Wisconsin are Roman Catholic (30%), Lutheran (24%), Methodist (7%), Baptist (6%), "Christian" (5%).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Wisconsin.htm (774 words)

	Wisconsin Local History Network
		The Wisconsin country was the meeting place of the eastern woodlands Indians and those from the plains.
		"Wisconsin Territory's Organic Act of 1836 represented a landmark in the interpretation of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
		Wisconsin's anti-slavery roots preceding the formation of the Republican party in Ripon in 1854 and deepening through the eve of the American Civil War are explored through the Abolition Activism in Wisconsin Web site sponsored by the Wisconsin Local History Network.
	www.wlhn.org (345 words)

	Our state capitol
		Many arguments took place before Belmont was chosen as the first capital for the Wisconsin Territory in 1836.
		While the debate was still going on about where the territorial capital would be, James Doty, a lobbyist and promoter, was trying to find investors to buy up property in the isthmus area of the four lakes region between lakes Mendota and Monona.
		The Capitol dome is topped by Daniel Chester French's gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin." The dome is the only granite dome in the United States and is the largest by volume.
	www.legis.state.wi.us /senate/scc/kids/toppage2.htm (1353 words)

	Turning Points of Wisconsin History - The Creation of Wisconsin Territory
		New territories were created from old, and the most populous ones became states.
		Wisconsin was successively part of the original Northwest Territory (1788—1800), Indiana Territory (1800—1809), Illinois Territory (1809—1818), and Michigan Territory (1818—1836) before it became a territory in its own right (1836—1848).
		By 1818 the boundaries of the Michigan Territory had been extended westward to the Mississippi River.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /turningpoints/tp-014 (319 words)

	1837 Wisconsin Territory: Jefferson County, Milwaukee Township Census
		1837 Wisconsin Territory: Jefferson County, Milwaukee Township Census
		The 1837 Wisconsin State Census lists the Town of Milwaukee or Milaukee under the County of Jefferson.
		The territory of Wisconsin did not conduct a census in 1837.
	www.slahs.org /genealogy/census/1837.htm (946 words)

	Iowa GenWeb Project: Formation of Counties in Iowa
		Wisconsin Territory was organized in 1836 from land formerly belonging to Michigan Territory encompassing the area as follows: south and east by Missouri, Illinois and Lake Michigan; east and north by Michigan, Lake Superior, and the International Line; westerly by the White Earth River and the Missouri River.
		In 1838 Wisconsin Territory was contracted to approximately the area of the present state, and the remainder of the territory was organized as Iowa Territory.
		The remainder of the territory, being the residue of the original Wisconsin Territory, was unattached until the creation of Minnesota Territory in 1849.
	iagenweb.org /state/places/formation.htm (190 words)

	WSLS - Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors
		Under the Ordinance of 1787, Wisconsin was a part of the Northwest Territory to 1800; a part of the Indiana Territory to 1809; a part of the Illinois Territory to 1818; and a part of the Michigan Territory to April 20, l836, when Wisconsin finally became a separate territory.
		Captain Cram was ordered to proceed at once to Detroit, Michigan to outfit his survey party, obtain passage and proceed without delay to Menominee City on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River; wherefrom, he shall commence the boundary survey between the State of Michigan and the Territory of Wisconsin.
		On August 6, 1846, Congress adopted an act enabling the attainment of statehood by the Wisconsin Territory; including a description of the boundaries of the state, substantially as they are presently described.
	www.wsls.org /wis-mich.htm (3336 words)

	Excerpts from Iowa District of the Wisconsin Territory By Albert M. Lea
		Excerpts from Iowa District of the Wisconsin Territory By Albert M. Lea
		Nothing can exceed the beauty of Summer and Autumn in this country, where, on one hand, we have the expansive prairie strewed with flowers still growing; and on the other, the forests which skirt it, presenting all the varieties of colour incident to the fading foliage of a thousand different trees.
		From: "Notes on the Wisconsin Territory; Particularly with Reference to the Iowa District, or the Black Hawk Purchase," by Albert M. Lea.
	www.campsilos.org /mod1/teachers/r2.shtml (710 words)

	Map of Michigan & Part Of Wisconsin Territory. / Burr, David H., 1803-1875 / 1839
		Map of Michigan and Part Of Wisconsin Territory.
		All historical cartographic items are from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, http://www.davidrumsey.com/, a large collection of online historical maps.
		Wisconsin is shown in color only where territory has been sectioned.
	www.davidrumsey.com /maps3218.html (567 words)

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