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1541 |
Arkansas was first explored by
the Spanish. Hernando de Soto was the first European
to explore Arkansas
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1673 |
The French explorers, Louis
Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette, explore
Arkansas but terminate their expedition due to
hostile Indians
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1682 |
Mar 13: Rene-Robert Cavelier,
Sieur de La Salle, claims the land in the name of
King Louis XIV of France
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1686 |
Henri de Tonti founded the
first settlement and trading post at Arkansas Post
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1762 |
France cedes the Louisiana
Territory, which included Arkansas, to Spain, but
the French continue to man Arkansas Post.
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1775 |
1775 - 1783: The American
Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes
and total power to legislate any laws governing the
American colonies
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1776 |
July 4, 1776: United States
Declaration of Independence |
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1778 |
July 10, 1778: France declares
war against Britain and makes an alliance with the
American revolutionary forces
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1783 |
September 3, 1783: The Treaty
of Paris is signed by the victorious United States
and the defeated Great Britain
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1803 |
The Louisiana Purchase - In
1803, the United States bought the Louisiana
Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State,
James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
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1805 |
1805 - 1806: The Choctaw and
northern Indian (Chickasaw and Cherokee) cessions
open up land to white settlement
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1812 |
1812 - 1815: The War of 1812
between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate
but confirmed America's Independence
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1832 |
1832 - 1839 - Removal of the
Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creek
Indians, known as the "Five Civilized Tribes", to
Indian Territory
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1836 |
1836 - 1837: The Second Creek
War (Seminole War) |
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1836 |
Statehood - The Date that
Arkansas was admitted to the Union - June 15, 1836.
Constitution - Arkansas was the 25th State to be
admitted to the Union. State Motto - Regnat populus
- motto translated as " The people rule "
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1839 |
The last of the Seminole,
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creek Indians,
known as the "Five Civilized Tribes" are removed to
Indian Territory
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1861 |
1861 - 1865: The
American Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided
Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led
directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham
Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected
president and in 1861 the South Secedes. The initial
Secession of South Carolina was followed by the
secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and
North Carolina.These eleven states eventually formed
the Confederate States of America. ( May 6 -
Arkansas joins the Confederacy )
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy
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1865 |
1865 December 6 - The
Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to
the U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially
abolishing slavery
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1898 |
1898-1901: The Spanish
American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of
Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
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