History of Iowa Timeline
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Iowa State Guide
By Lauren Ayube
The state of Iowa is located in the Midwest region of the United States. Take a deep dive into the state's history, landmarks, and more! A state research project is the perfect summative activity for any U.S. Region, Geography class, or general research unit of study.
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Create a timeline that covers the history of Iowa!
Storyboard Text
- First Europeans
- Historical Events: Iowa
- French Canadians Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are the first non-Natives to come to Iowa.
- Lewis and Clark
- The land is exceptional!
- Louisiana Purchase
- Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are sent to scope out the new territory. After a good report, many people began settling in Iowa.
- Iowa was part of the 15 million dollar Louisiana Purchase, when the United States bought a great deal of land from France.
- The Louisiana Purchase included South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, and Louisiana.
- The Black Hawk War
- So many Europeans were settling in Iowa that the Native American tribes were being forced out. They fought for their land in the Black Hawk War, but they lost.
- Statehood
- Iowa was the 29th state admitted into the Union on December 28, 1846.
- Iowa became a state in 1846.
- President Hoover
- Herbert Hoover, who is an Iowa native, becomes the 31st president of the United States.
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