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1540 |
Spanish explorer, Spanish
Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) explores the area in
search of gold |
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1541 |
The Spanish explorer,
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1510-1554) explores
Oklahoma |
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1700's |
Many different tribes from the
great Indian Nations were forced to move from their
homelands and were granted land in Oklahoma
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1719 |
French Explorer, Soldier and
Trader Jean Baptiste Bernard de La Harpe (1683 -
1765) explores Oklahoma
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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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1763 |
French possessions west of the
Mississippi River, then known as the Province of
Louisiana, were transferred to Spain
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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 |
Oklahoma was claimed by the
United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase
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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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1804 |
Lewis and Clark expeditions to
Oklahoma - Info - Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and
William Clark (1770- 1838)
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1804 |
Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike
(1779-1813), a native of New Jersey, explores
Oklahoma |
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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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1817 |
Fort Smith, a military post,
was established at the mouth of the Poteau River, on
the eastern border of Oklahoma
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1836 |
1836 - 1837 - The Second Creek
War (Seminole War) |
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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 in Oklahoma
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1861 |
1861 - 1865: The American
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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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1889 |
Unassigned Lands were offered
to settlers through a series of horse races - many
people arrived early for Land Opening / Land Run and
these were nicknamed the 'Sooners'
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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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1907 |
Statehood - The Date that
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union - November 16,
1907. Constitution - Oklahoma was the 46th State to
be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Labor
omnia vincit " the State Motto is translated as "
Labor Conquers all things".
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