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1519 |
The Native Indians of
Louisiana were the Adai, Alabama, Apalachee, Atakapa,
Avoyel, Bayogoula, Biloxi, Caddo, Chatot, Chawasha,
Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma, Koasati, Koroa,
Mugulasha, Muskogee, Natchez, Okelousa, Opelousa,
Ouachita, Pascagoula, Quapaw, Quinipissa,
Souchitioni, Tangipahoa, Tawasa, Washa and Yatasi
Alvarez de Pindea discovers
mouth of the Mississippi
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1541 |
Hernando de Soto also
discovers and explores the Mississippi River |
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1673 |
Jacques Marquette and Louis
Joliet verify that the river flows into the Gulf of
Mexico rather than the Pacific Ocean
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1682 |
Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la
Salle claims the territory for King Louis XIV of
France and names the area La Louisianne after the
French King
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1719 |
The first large importation of
black slaves |
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1729 |
Natchez Indians massacre 250
people |
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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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1762 |
Treaty of Fontainebleau -
Spain gains control of the Louisiana Territory from
France |
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1770 |
1770 May 20 - Spanish
government officially assumes control of the
Territory of Louisiana
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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 |
Treaty of San Ildefonso
provides for Spanish cession of Louisiana to France
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1800 |
Conflict erupts between
settlers and Native Indians including the Adai,
Alabama, Apalachee, Atakapa, Avoyel, Bayogoula,
Biloxi, Caddo, Chatot, Chawasha, Chitimacha,
Choctaw, Houma, Koasati, Koroa, Mugulasha, Muskogee,
Natchez, Okelousa, Opelousa, Ouachita, Pascagoula,
Quapaw, Quinipissa, Souchitioni, Tangipahoa, Tawasa,
Washa and Yatasi throughout the 1800's. The Native
Indians are gradually forced to cede their lands
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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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1812 |
Statehood - The Date that
Louisiana was admitted to the Union - April 30,
1812. Constitution - Louisiana was the 18th State to
be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Union,
Justice, and Confidence "
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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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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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