The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made … See more

By the mid-1840s, the population of Wisconsin Territory had exceeded 150,000, more than twice the number of people required for Wisconsin to become a state. In 1846, the … See more

Civil War
Wisconsin enrolled 91,379 soldiers in the Union Army during the American Civil War. 272 of enlisted Wisconsin troops were African American, … See more

Republican trifecta
In 2011, Wisconsin became the focus of some controversy when newly elected governor Scott Walker proposed and then successfully passed … See more

French period
The first European known to have landed in Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet. In 1634, Samuel de Champlain, … See more

The United States acquired Wisconsin in the Treaty of Paris (1783). Massachusetts claimed the territory east of the Mississippi River between the present-day Wisconsin-Illinois border and present-day La Crosse, Wisconsin. Virginia claimed the territory north of La Crosse … See more

Progressivism and party politics
Wisconsin was a regional and national model for innovation and organization in the See more