Black Hawk Purchase
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The Black Hawk Purchase, also known as the Forty-Mile Strip or Scott's Purchase, extended along the West side of the Mississippi River from the north boundary of Missouri North to the Upper Iowa River in the northeast corner of Iowa. It was fifty miles wide at the ends, and forty in the middle, and is sometimes called the "Forty-Mile Strip".[1] The land, originally owned by the Sauk, Meskwaki (Fox), and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Native American people, was acquired by treaty following their defeat by the United States in the Black Hawk War. After being defeated the Sauk and Mesquakie were forced to relinquish another 2.5 million hectares or (6 million acres) and give up their rights to plant, hunt, or fish on the land. The purchase was made for $640,000 on September 21, 1832 and was named for the chief Black Hawk, who was held prisoner at the time the purchase was completed. The Black Hawk Purchase contained an area of 6 million acres (24,000 km²), and the price was equivalent to 11 cents/acre ($26 per km²).[2] The region is bounded on the East by the Mississippi River and includes Dubuque, Fort Madison, and present-day Davenport.
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The treaty was made by General
Description
In "Treaty With the Sauk and Foxes, 1832", the land was described as follows: all the lands to which the said tribes have title, or claim, (with the exception of the reservation hereinafter made,) included within the following bounds, to wit: Beginning on the
According to The Making of Iowa (1900), "The Black Hawk Purchase extended along the west side of the Mississippi River from the north boundary of Missouri north to the Upper Iowa River. The Upper Iowa River is in the northeast corner of Iowa, and must not be confounded with the Iowa River in the southern half of the state. This is than where the tract extended from Missouri nearly to Minnesota. It was 50 miles [80 km] wide at the ends, and 40 in the middle."
According to The History of Jefferson County, Iowa (1879), "This was a strip of land on the west bank of the
Two areas were held back as special awards; one was assigned to the chief
The land of the purchase was successively governed by the legislatures of the Michigan Territory, the Wisconsin Territory, Iowa Territory and finally Iowa.
The Black Hawk Purchase was followed by the so-called Second Black Hawk Purchase (1837) and New Purchase (1842).
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Making of Iowa Chapter III The Birth of a State". Iowa Genealogy Web. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
External links
- A.T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875: "Indians of Iowa, Black Hawk, The Black Hawk War, The Black Hawk Purchase, Keokuk's Reserve, The Sac and Fox Agency, Indian Treaties", scanned at Rootsweb
- A.T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875: "Territorial Relations, Pike's Expedition, Spanish Grants, The Half-Breed Tract", scanned at Rootsweb
- "Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, 1832" Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, Treaty authorizing the Black Hawk Purchase, Digital Library, Oklahoma State University
- "Map of the Black Hawk Purchase"
- Vogt, Michael. "Black Hawk War.", Iowa Path Ways, Johnston, Iowa, Website Accessed October 16, 2014,[permanent dead link]
- Lewis, James. "Background." Black Hawk War of 1832. Davenport, Iowa, Website Accessed October 16, 2014
- Not Displayed, "Making of Iowa.” How the Indians Lost Iowa, Website Accessed October 16, 2014.
- Wesson, Sarah. "Makataimeshekiakiak: Black Hawk and His War." Black Hawk. Accessed October 16, 2014.