by: Emma Faust

Iowa Explorers

THE STATES SYMBOLS C( zoom 1)

Marquette & Joliet

Eastern Goldfinch

Wild Prairie Rose

State Seal

Marquette and Joliet were sent to find out the mystery of the Great River. Their exploration started on May 7th, 1673, and they went down the Great River to Iowa. When they were in Iowa close to the river Joliet found a human footprint that lead them to a Indian tribe. When the tribe noticed them they offered a peace pipe and they became friends of the indian tribe (the tribe name was the Illinos Indians). When they left Marquette and Joliet noticed that the Great River flowed south and not west to Californa. In the future they became famous for being the first white men in Iowa.

Julien Dubuque

the nickname for Iowa is Hawkeye State

the Geode

the Oak Tree

Julien Dubuque was a trader of goods, he wanted to make peace with the indians ever sense he was a child. He headed to the indians on June of 1785 to live with them. Then he heard that the Indians were mining in lead mines, so he went to find the mines. When he did he tricked the indians into making a peace treaty with him so he could own the lead mines and sell the lead to make a profit. Dubuque has in Iowa to trade and trick the Native Americans to get merchandise and money. He was famous for being the first white man to live in Iowa with the Native Amercans. In 1796 the Spanish Governor granted the mines to him, so he named the mines The mines of Spain. then 14 years later Dubuque died with pneumonia, the indians were very very sad about Dubuque's death.

THE STATE SYMBOLS (zoom 2)

Sgt. Charles Floyd

Beginning

the state Motto, which is on our State Flag and State Seal

the State Flag

Sgt. Floyd was in the Lewis and Clark expedition that took place on May 14, 1804. They were in Iowa because the had to travel through Iowa to get to the Pacific ocean. They had 4 camps scattered around the land of Iowa. Sgt. Floyd died on August 20, 1804 and was famous for being the first white man to die and be burried on Iowa soil.

It all started in 1084 when the U.S. Army signed a treaty with the Indians. The treaty said that all of the Indians had to move west of the Mississippi River. In 1808 white settlers built a fort in the corner of Iowa. Some of the Indians were confused so they went back to Illinois but there were white men living on their old land. Chief Black Hawk threatened the white men with violence.

What I want to learn

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In 1831 the U.S. and the Indians made an other Treaty, and it said that the Indians could not return to the West side without permission. The Indians went back to Iowa but came back 2 years later. When the Indians brought a peace flag the U.S. army misunderstood and shot one of the warriors. They also took the surviving warriors prisoner. 2 of the prisoners escaped went to Black Hawk and told him to prepare for battle. When they returned they were kicked out by the U.S. and told not to come back.

Iowa history

Emma Faust

1. Who was the first Governor of Iowa?

2. Were any of the presidents from Iowa?

3. When did people start living in Iowa?

4. When was the capital building built?

5. How many counties are in Iowa?

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When the white men kicked out the indians they went to Wisconsin but but they were arrested by the government and were sent to custody with the Sioux indians. The Sioux indians were the enemies of the Sauk indians so for them it was a hard time. In 1832 a treaty was made saying that white men could live on the eastern side of Iowa. This treaty was called The Black Hawk Purchase Treaty.

The Chief Black Hawk War

Spirit Lake Massacre

Statehood

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In 1856 settlers settled in northwest Iowa along the Little Sioux River and near the Okoboji lake region. Fort Dodge was the nearest location for provisions 80 miles away.

Inkpaduta and the Scarlett Band continued to their favorite hunting grounds, Lake Okoboji. This was sacred ground to all Sioux Indians. The “Great Spirit” moved over the large body of water.

After murdering and plundering the whole settlement, Indpaduta led his band into Minnesota. The women and girl carried the heavy packs through deep snow.

Indian Settlements

The Indians lived in teepees during the cold winter, so they would wander to find food and warmth from the settlers.

To their surprise, the number of white men cabins had grown from two to multiple cabins established on their sacred land.

They were hungry, sick, and cold. Mrs. Thatcher became ill and couldn’t keep up. The Indians pushed her off into the Big Sioux River.

During the winter of 1856, Inkpaduta and the Scarlett Band settled along the Little Sioux River. The settlers suspected Inkpaduta and his gang of robbing their corn supply, so they took the Indian’s gun supply and told them to move South.

The gang forced entry into the Gardner cabin where Abbie’s mother and herself prepared a plate for the intruders. They drove off all of the Garner’s cattle and shot them. The cabin door was barred.

Ten days after the occurrence, Morris Markham came upon the lake settlement and empty cabins. He hurried back to Fort Dodge where they formed an 80 person posse to head back North.

The Gardners hid inside their cabin all day. When the Indians returned, Mr. Gardner fought them and was shot while reaching for the remaining flour for the warriors.

The band moved North instead and discovered many settlers with herds of cattle or pigs. All of the livestock near Milford Colony was shot and Inkpaduta’s two sons were destroying the cabins.

By the spring, Inkpaduta and his band were settled in the Dakota Territory. Two strange Indians came into camp and offered to buy the prisoners.

Mother Gardner and Mary were drug out and thrown in the snow. They were beaten by the butts of the Indians’ guns.

Near Peterson, the Kirchner family had 20 people crowded into their cabin awaiting Inkpaduta’s arrival. They had been warned of his destruction. One of the Kirchner boys and dog stepped out to greet them.

Mrs. Marble was sold to them for a gun, blanket, and a few trinkets. The strange Indians who bought Mrs. Marble was part of the posse formed in Fort Dodge.

Abbie Gardner and the other children were huddled in a corner. Those children were pounced and killed, but before they turned on Abbie, they broke out in a wild dance breaking open trunks and ripping beds.

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The final two prisoners were treated better, but Mrs. Noble was killed with a tomahawk when she refused to leave a teepee.

The dog was shot immediately. The Indians were brought into the cabin as they demanded to be fed. The Indians also took all of the flour and meal.

The Spirit Lake Massacre lasted six days. There were 43 settlers killed and four women were taken as prisoners: Abbie Gardner, Mrs. Marble, Mrs. Noble, and Mrs. Thatcher.

As the 20 people returned to their

Abbie, 14, remained a prisoner. In June, the two Indians returned and bought Abbie for 12 blankets, 2 kegs of powder, 20 pounds of tobacco, 32 yards of squaw cloth, 37 ½ yards of calico, and trinkets.

• state territory
• territory governor was Robert E. Lucas
• a territory is a geographic area that is owned and controlled by a government
• we were fist apart of the Iowa territory
• a state must do 2 things to apply for state hood

1. write a constitution

2. create a set of boundaries

homes, they discovered many things gone, animals killed, and horses taken

Twenty days later, Abbie was presented to Governor Medary in St. Paul.

She returned to reunite with a sister, Eliza, who was away visiting at the time of the massacre. This reunion happened on July 5th.

Abbie later returned to the Gardner cabin to live there. The cabin was later reserved and a monument was placed in front of it in honor of Abbie Gardner.

Abbie wrote a book about this experience. Her book was entitled, The History of the Spirit Lake Massacre and the Captivity of Miss Abbie Gardner.

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Inkpaduta moved into Minnesota and continued his fighting ways. He fought against white men in the Battle of Little Big Horn. He later died a blind man in Canada.

• the boundaries were rejected and statehood was delayed

• the Iowa became a state in 1845 (the same time as Florida)

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The 99 Counties of Iowa

• formed June 28 1858
• the first county business

Tree Town Festival

may 21-24

Forest City

• Britt residents wanted the county seat to be relocated to Britt while the Garner residents wanted to rebuild a new courthouse
• On November 3, 1903 Garner was declared the county seat by a vote of 2,057 to 568

Kite Day

May 16

Forest City

• the name Iowa was named after the Ioway Indians
• Iowa Indians were the first people in Iowa to eat corn, beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, squash, and corn bread
• the Ioway Indians were the first Indians to meet the Europeans
• they were some of the first farmers in iowa
• the Ioway were the first togrow corn in this soil
• in 1677 the Ioway depended on trade to get what they wanted