a. Dakota Territory did not want their "Laramie County," Dakota Territory
b. population "centers" in Dakota were farmers while in "Laramie County," there were only miners, soldiers, Indians (South Pass City, the forts, native people) and coming groups of railroaders
c. Dakota Territory saw no common interests so wanted "Laramie County" turned into a separate territory
a. railroad workers enter the area
b. Grenville Dodge lays out Cheyenne, July 1867
c. building the Dale Creek trestle
d. locating Laramie--April, 1868
e. "hell-on-wheels" towns--Benton, Bear River City and others
f. Legh Freeman's "Frontier Index" newspaper--the second in the area
a. the Northwest Ordinance gave directions on how many people were required for a territory to become a state
b. the laws gave Congress and the Executive Branch power over territories
c. because the Union Pacific had huge land grants, it had equally significant political influence
IV. Naming the territory: origins of "Wyoming"
a. other names proposed included "Cheyenne," "Arapaho," "Shoshone," "Lincoln," "Sweetwater"
b. Cong. James Ashley of Ohio suggested "Wyoming," meaning in Delaware Indian language "on the broad plain"
V. Appointments of government officers
a. territorial officers generally were political friends of the president
b. because President Andrew Johnson was undergoing impeachment at the time, Wyoming officials were not confirmed
c..in 1868, Grant was elected President and the following March, took office
d. he appointed Wyoming officials: John A. Campbell, governor; Edward M. Lee, secretary
e. Campbell's arrival and designating the "temporary capital"
f. setting up the structures of legislature and courts
a. William Bright, South Pass City legislator, and wife Julia
b. visiting suffragists
a. the Suffrage Bill passed by First Territorial Legislature and signed by Gov. Campbell
b. reasons Wyoming was first territory to give women equal rights
c. bill NOT written by Esther Hobart Morris
d. Morris' true role in suffrage debates
VIII. The Suffrage Bill in Retrospect: The Lingering Significance of Passage
IX. Flaws of Territorial Status
a. "outsiders" appointed to key positions
b. little self-governance
c. substantial federal government control over local affairs
a. the "newcomers": Campbell, Thayer, Hoyt, Hale, Morgan, Moonlight
b. the "locals": Warren, Baxter, Warren (again)
c. the delegates to Congress
d. the rise of Joseph M. Carey
a. the influence of the Union Pacific on territorial laws and the economy
b. the Rock Springs massacre and territorial politics
a. illegal fencing of government land
b. protecting the interests of the stockgrowers
Pres. Andrew Johnson Grenville Dodge William & Julia Bright
Cong. John Ashley Dale Creek trestle South Pass City
"on the big plain" survey parties, tie hacks, tracklayers "tea party story"
Northwest Ordinance (1787) "hell-on-wheels" towns Esther Hobart Morris
Pres. U. S. Grant John A. Campbell Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard
patronage appointments Edward M. Lee 1st women on a jury
Legh Freeman suffrage bill (Dec. 10, 1869) 1st woman to vote (Louisa Swain, Laramie)
Frontier Index W. A. J. Sparks Hayes-Tilden election (1876)
John Hoyt illegal fencing of government lands
Francis E. Warren Wyoming Stockgrowers Association
Joseph M. Carey Union Pacific Coal Company