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1501 |
The Native Indians of Idaho
were the Lemhi Shoshone Bannock, Nez Perce, Salish,
Paiutes and the Piegan Indians. Spanish sailors are
instructed in the Reales cedulas con Hojeda claim
lands for the Spanish monarchy
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1606 |
First Virginia charter granted
by King James I of England |
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1702 |
Queen Anne's War ending the
Spanish presence along the coast of Georgia |
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1756 |
1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years
War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over
land is won by Great Britain. France gives England
all French territory east of the Mississippi River,
except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and
west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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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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1800's |
Conflict erupts between
settlers and Native Indians throughout the 1800's
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1805 |
Explored by the Lewis and
Clark expedition - Info - Meriwether Lewis
(1774-1809) and William Clark (1770- 1838)
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1809 |
Great Britain opens the first
trading post in Idaho |
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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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1813 |
John Reid starts a fur trading
post |
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1814 |
Bannock Indians wipe out the
fur trading post |
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1818 |
Treaty of joint occupancy
between Great Britain and the United States leaves
Oregon country (including Idaho) open to citizens of
both nations.
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1846 |
Idaho becomes part of the
United States |
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1852 |
Gold discovered by French
Canadians |
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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. The bombardment of
Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
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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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1870 |
Caribou gold rush in
south-east Idaho |
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1878 |
Bannock Indian War |
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1879 |
Native Indians surrender on
September 1 |
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1890 |
Statehood - The Date that
Idaho was admitted to the Union - July 3, 1890.
Constitution - Idaho was the 43rd State to be
admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Esto perpetua
(Let it be perpetual) " the State Motto is
translated as " It is forever ".
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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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