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The Native Indians of South
Dakota included the Arapaho, Arikara, Cheyenne,
Chippewa, Dakota and Mandan tribes
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1610 |
Henry Hudson (1565-1611)
English and navigator explores the area claims the
eastern area of Dakota for England
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1682 |
Claimed by the French explorer
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687)
for France |
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1713 |
England receives the northern
part of Dakota from France |
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1738 |
French explorer, Pierre
Gaultier de la Vérendrye (1732-1739 ), lead the
first known Euro-American expedition into Dakota
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1742 |
The sons of Pierre Gaultier de
la Vérendrye conduct further expeditions into Dakota
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1760 |
1760 - 1764 The Sioux war with
the Arikara when the Sioux attempt to take over the
lands of the Arikara
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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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1787 |
David Thompson (1770-1857) Fur
Trader and Mapmaker for the Hudson's Bay and North
West Company completes the first formal mapping of
Dakota
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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 expedition -
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark
(1770- 1838) |
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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 |
Joseph LaFramboise starts a
fur trading post at the site of present day Fort
Pierre |
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1859 |
John Brown raided Harpers
Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to
the outbreak of the Civil War.
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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 |
North and South Dakota become
separate territories. Statehood - The Date that
South Dakota was admitted to the Union - November 2,
1889. Constitution - South Dakota was the 40th State
to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Under
God the People Rule ".
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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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