Examine this map carefully. Where and when did Indian land losses occur in Wisconsin?
Answers:
the earliest losses were at the junction of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers (examine the national ceded Indian Lands: 1820-1939)
southwest lead mining area
southeast farming areas spreading out from Milwaukee
north along the Mississippi river and northern parts of Lake Michigan
finally, the northern interior parts -- the most inaccessible areas to Europeans and the poorest lands for European agricultural settlements
The transfer of land from Indian nations to the U.S. government was "legally" done through treaties, similar to those that the U.S. government signed and continues to sign with the governments of other countries. Two Indian treaties were particularly important to Indian "rights" in Wisconsin.
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