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13,000 BC Paleo Indians
Paleo Indians are the first humans to arrive in what is today Tennessee. -
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6,000 BC Archaic Indians
Archaic Indians arrive in Tennessee -
Mar 24, 750
750 BC Woodland Indians
Woodland Indians arrive in Tennessee. -
Mar 24, 1000
Mississippian Indians
Mississippian Indians arrive in Tennessee. -
Mar 24, 1492
Columbus Arrives in America
In his attempt to reach China, Columbus arrives in the Americas, and establishes a claim to the New World for Spain. -
Mar 24, 1540
DeSoto Arrives in Tennessee
Hernando DeSoto arrives in Tennessee as he explores North America for Spain. -
Mar 24, 1542
DeSoto Dies
Hernando DeSoto dies near the modern day city of Memphis, Tennessee and is "buried" by his men in the Mississippi River. -
Spanish Armada is Defeated
The defeat of the Spanish Armada allows the French and English to begin settlement in the New World. -
Jamestown is Established
The British establish their first settlement in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia. -
First Englishmen in Tennessee
The First Englishmen visit Tennessee and befriend the Cherokee Indians for the first time. -
La Salle Arrives for the French
LaSalle builds a fort for the French near the modern day city of Memphis, Tennessee. -
French Trade At French Lick
The French establish a trading post at a place they name "French Lick" near the modern day city of Nashville. -
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Long Hunters Enter Tennessee
Long Hunters ignore the Proclamation of 1763, and enter lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to hunt and trap. -
French & Indian War Begins
The Cherokee side with the British against the French. -
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French & Indian War
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Ft. Loudoun Built By British
The British build Fort Loudoun in what is today eastern Tennessee. -
Cherokee & British conflict
The Cherokee and British become enemies. -
French & Indian War Ends
The British win the French and Indian war, and it ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris -
Proclamation Line
The British king George III establishes the Proclamation Line, which is an attempt to keep the land of the various Indian groups out of the hands of the American colonists. It doesn't work. -
Treaty of Ft. Stanwix
The British buy the Iroqouis Indians' claim to the land that is now the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, opening it up to white settlement. -
Wataugua Settlement
Wataugua becomes the first white settlement in what is today the state of Tennessee, and was started by William Bean. -
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Hard Labor Treaty
The British sign this treaty in an attempt to reserve land in east Tennessee for the Cherokee Indians. -
Cherokee In Revolutionary War
Cherokee Indians help the Americans during the War for Independence. -
Creek Indians & Revolution
The Creek Indians help the British fight against the Americans in the War for Independence. -
Tecumseh
Tecumseh leads the Shawnee against the Americans in the War of 1812. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson, with the help of the Cherokee, and White Stick Creek Indians defeats the Red Stick Indians (allied with England) at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. -
Trail of Tears
After Congress passes the Indian Removal Act, thousands of Native Americans are forced to move west of the Mississippi River.
