The Black Hawk Purchase, sometimes called the Forty-Mile Strip or Scott's Purchase, was a land acquistion made in what is now Iowa by the United States federal government. State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789 by a constitutional convention, sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ...

The land, originally held by the Sac, Fox and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Native American people, was purchased for $640,000 (or approximately 11¢ an acre) on September 21, 1832, following the Black Hawk War, and was named for the chief Black Hawk, despite the fact that he was in federal custody at the time the arrangement was made. The area of the Black Hawk Purchase contained some six million acres (2.4 million hectares, or 9,375 m², or 24,281 km²) For the abbreviation or acronym SAC, please see SAC. The Sauks or Sacs (Asakiwaki in their own language) are a group of Native Americans whose original territory may have been along the St. ... The Fox tribe of Native Americans are an Algonquian language-speaking group that are now merged with the allied Sac tribe as the Sac and Fox Nation. ... The Ho-Chunk or Winnebago (as they are commonly called) are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what are now Wisconsin and Illinois. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern section of the United States. ... Black Hawk Black Hawk (Makataimeshekiakiak) (1767–October 3, 1838) was a chief of the Sauk Native American people in what is now the United States. ...

The treaty was made by Gen. Winfield Scott and the Governor of Illinois, John Reynolds, at what is now Davenport, Iowa, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The agreement was ratified February 13, 1833, and officially went into effect on June 1, 1833, when the territory became the first section of what is now Iowa to be opened for settlement by Easterners. Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. ... The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. ... John Reynolds, US politician and Governor of Illinois John Reynolds (February 26, 1788–May 8, 1865) was a United States politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Dillon Fountain and Main St. ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin  Lake Itasca Mouth  Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The land granted was described as follows:

"Beginning on the Mississippi River at a point where the Sac and Fox northern boundary line, as established by the second article of the treaty of Prairie du Chien, July, 1830, strikes said river; thence up said boundary line to a point 50 miles from the Mississippi measured on said line; thence in a right line to the nearest point on the Red Cedar, of Iowa, 40 miles from the Mississippi; thence in a right line to a point in the northern boundary of the State of Missouri, 50 miles measured on said boundary from the Mississippi River; thence by the last mentioned boundary to the Mississippi River, and by the western shore of said river to the place of beginning."

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. Therefore this tract extended from Missouri nearly to Minnesota. It was 50 miles wide at the ends, and 40 in the middle." Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin  Lake Itasca Mouth  Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... For the abbreviation or acronym SAC, please see SAC. The Sauks or Sacs (Asakiwaki in their own language) are a group of Native Americans whose original territory may have been along the St. ... The Fox tribe of Native Americans are an Algonquian language-speaking group that are now merged with the allied Sac tribe as the Sac and Fox Nation. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Cedar River is a river, in Iowa, which is named after the juniper trees growing there (mistakenly called cedar by early settlers). ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin  Lake Itasca Mouth  Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Southern state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... The Upper Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest of the United States. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Southern state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ...

According to The History of Jefferson County, Iowa (1879), "This was a strip of land on the west bank of the Mississippi River, the western boundary of which commenced at the southeast corner of the present county of Davis; thence to a point on Cedar River, near the northeast corner of Johnson County; thence northwest to the neutral grounds of the Winnebagoes; thence to the Mississippi to a point above Prairie du Chien..." Still another history describes it as extending from the Yellow River in the north to the Des Moines River in the south. 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin  Lake Itasca Mouth  Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... Davis County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... The Cedar River is a river, in Iowa, which is named after the juniper trees growing there (mistakenly called cedar by early settlers). ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... The Ho-Chunk or Winnebago (as they are commonly called) are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what are now Wisconsin and Illinois. ... Prairie du Chien is the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin. ... For other Yellow Rivers, see Yellow River (disambiguation). ... Des Moines River - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Two areas were held back as special awards; one was assigned to Keokuk and his people in thanks for their neutrality (later known as Keokuk's Reserve), the other was given to "half-breed" translator Antoine LeClaire. (Note: LeClaire's reserve was different than the Half-Breed Tract, which was set aside before the Black Hawk Purchase.) Keokuk is a city located in Lee County, Iowa. ... Half-breed is a term once used to describe people of mixed Native American (especially North American) and white European parentage. ...

The land of the purchase was successively governed by the legislatures of the Michigan Territory, the Wisconsin Territory and finally Iowa Territory and Iowa. From 1805-1818, the western border was a line through Lake Michigan. ... Wisconsin Territory became an organized territory of the United States by an act of U.S. Congress passed on April 20, 1836 which went into effect on July 3, 1836. ... Iowa Territory was an organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1838 until December 28, 1846 when it became Iowa, the 29th state. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ...

The Black Hawk Purchase was followed by the so-called Second Black Hawk Purchase (1837) and New Purchase (1842). 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Keokuk's Reserve
• Sac and Fox Cession
• Neutral Ground (Iowa)
• Potawatomi Cession
• Sioux Cession
• Iowa District
• Dubuque's Claim
• Giard Grant

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"
• A.T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875: "Territorial Relations, Pike's Expedition, Spanish Grants, The Half-Breed Tract"