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Historical Essay

Jews in Wisconsin

Brief history of Jews in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

European Exploration in Wisconsin

How the French Began the Fur Trade
Discover how early French explorers mapped Wisconsin and began the state's fur trade.
Historical Essay

The War of 1812

Wisconsin's Involvement with the war on the French, British and Natives
Learn how the British relinquished control of Wisconsin and Americans took over the region's fur trade during the war of 1812.
Historical Essay

The Iroquois Wars

New Tribes Brought to Wisconsin by French Commerce
Learn how contact with Europeans, the fur trade and warfare among their tribes drove many Indians to the Wisconsin territory in the 17th century.
Historical Essay

American Revolution in Wisconsin, 1776-1783

Brief history of The American Revolution (in Wisconsin).
Historical Essay

Duluth [Dulhut], Daniel Greysolon Sieur (1639-1710)

Explorer and Trader
Biography of Daniel Greysolon Sieur Duluth who helped protect the Wisconsin area against raids of the Iroquois.
Historical Essay

Colonialism and Indian Life in Wisconsin

How Native Life was Transformed
Discover how white contact disrupted and transformed Indian life in Wisconsin in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Historical Essay

Dubay (Dube), John Baptiste (1810-1887)

Fur Trader and Murderer
Biography of pioneer fur trader John Baptiste Dubay.

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