Frontier History
Frontier Strip events
- Kansas
- Upon the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act on May 30, 1854, the borders of Kansas Territory were set from the Missouri border to the summit of the Rocky Mountain range; the southern boundary was the 37th parallel north, the northern was the 40th parallel north.
For more details on this topic, see history of Kansas.
- Texas
- While far from the major battlefields of the American Civil War, Texas contributed large numbers of men, and equipment to the rest of the Confederacy. President Johnson, in 1866, declared the civilian government restored in Texas. Despite not meeting reconstruction requirements, in 1870, Congress readmitted Texas into the Union.
For more details on this topic, see history of Texas.
- South Dakota
- In 1861, Dakota Territory was established by the United States government (this initially included North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Montana and Wyoming).
For more details on this topic, see history of South Dakota.
- North Dakota
- The railroads were the engine of settlement in the state. Major development occurred in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1861, the area that is now North Dakota was incorporated into the new Dakota Territory.
For more details on this topic, see history of North Dakota.
- Nebraska
- On March 2, 1861, Dakota Territory took all of the portions of Nebraska Territory north of the 43rd parallel north (the present-day Nebraska-South Dakota border), along with the portion of present-day Nebraska between the 43rd parallel and the Keya Paha and Niobrara rivers (this land would be returned to Nebraska in 1882).
For more details on this topic, see history of Nebraska.
- Oklahoma
- The United States entered into two new treaties with the Creeks and the Seminoles. Under these treaties, tribes would sell at least part of their land in Oklahoma to the U.S. to settle other Indian tribes and freemen.
For more details on this topic, see history of Oklahoma .
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The numerous native tribes of North America stretched throughout the Great Plains. In the area, the Blackfoot Confederacy and the Sioux (the Lakota people) lead lives of hunting and gathering.