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Some of the first people in Nebraska were the French fur traders. It was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 then later was explored by Louis and Clark. The Oregon Trail crossed Nebraska in 1812-1813. The first permanent settlement was in1832.and it became a state in 1867.

Many union veterans and immigrants moved to Nebraska in the 1870s. Also around the 1870s there was a railroad built threw it witch also drew in more settlers and there was a highway started in 1913 . In 1890s when farming started getting big and growing corn and hogs the farms faced a bad time when there was a drought. Omaha which is a city in Nebraska was were the 1892 convention which formed a populist part.

   In 1900 populace started to fade away and republicans gain power. Farming land increased a lot in the 1930s. And crop types where the highest during 1955-1965 then slowly decreased. But a couple crops were replaced by soybeans after the 1960s.