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  • George Washington became the president

    George Washington became the president
    George Washington was born February 22 and served from 1789 to1797 as the president of the United States of America. He was important that he president because he made the country the way it is today he was one of the most best military leaders and presidents that we had ever had.
  • French revolution

    French revolution
    The French Revolution France and its colonies beginning in 1789. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy and established a republic. The Revolution profoundly altered the course of modern history.
  • Thomas Jefferson becomes the third U. S President

    Thomas Jefferson becomes the third U. S President
    Thomas Jefferson was born on 1743 and died on 1826 Thomas Jefferson was the third U.S President and he was a leading figure in americas early development.
  • Napoleon forces Spain to sign the secret treaty

    Napoleon forces Spain to sign the secret treaty
    The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secret agreement signed on 1 October 1800 between the Spanish Empire and the First French Republic by which Spain agreed in principle to exchange their North American colony of Louisiana for territories in Tuscany.
  • Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory form France

    Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory form France
    The Louisiana Purchase was a land purchase made by United States president Thomas Jefferson in 1803. He bought the Louisiana territory from France, which was being led by Napoleon Bonaparte at the time, for 15,000,000 USD.
  • Dunbar and Hunter Explore the Quachiata River and Hot Springs

    Dunbar and Hunter Explore the Quachiata River and Hot Springs
    George Hunter, William Dunbar, and a group of soldiers were the explorers that President Jefferson sent to explore the Ouachita River through Arkansas and Louisiana.
  • Lewis and Clark explore the northern Louisiana Purchase

    Lewis and Clark explore the northern Louisiana Purchase
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804, when President Thomas Jefferson tasked Meriwether Lewis with exploring lands west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis chose William Clark as his co-leader for the mission.
  • Freeman and Custis explore the Red River

    Freeman and Custis explore the Red River
    The Red River Expedition sometimes also called the Freeman Custis Expedition. Its goal, as laid out by President Jefferson, was to explore the Red River.
  • New Madrid Erbeben Earthquake

    New Madrid Erbeben Earthquake
    The new Madrid earthquake were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.5-7.9
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    In the war of 1812 the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world against great Great Britain in a conflict it took a impact on our country and in some ways that is why it is that way today.
  • Fort Smith is Established

    Fort Smith is Established
    Fort smith is located at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers. The city lies west of Van Buren on the Oklahoma border. Fort Smith was established as a military outpost.
  • Congress approves the Missouri Compromise

    Congress approves the Missouri Compromise
    After months of bitter debate, Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, a bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash between slavery and antislavery interests in U.S. history.
  • Thomas Nut-tall Explorers Arkansas

    Thomas Nut-tall Explorers Arkansas
    Thomas Nuttall, a preeminent and far-ranging field naturalist, participated in the early scientific exploration of Arkansas and is remembered both for identifying a number of the state’s plants and for his description of early Arkansas life.
  • The territory of Arkansas is established.

    The territory of Arkansas is established.
    Congress created Arkansas Territory on March 2, 1819, out of the Territory of Missouri after Missouri petitioned for statehood. Missouri's southern boundary ran from the Mississippi River to the St. Francis River