June 23, 1834 – The U.S. House of Representatives introduces a bill that would include the “unorganized” lands of Iowa, Minnesota & the Dakotas into Michigan Territory.
While Iowa was still “unorganized” territory, the Black Hawk Purchase – following the 1832 Black Hawk War – opened on June 1, 1833, giving white settlers legal access to six million acres of rich new land on the west side of the Mississippi. As a result, many new Iowa communities began to blossom, especially along the banks of the Mississippi.
A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 59
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