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1977 BCE
George Washington becomes the first president
Became the first president of the states, serving from 1789 to 1797. He died on December 14, 1799, in Mount Vernon, Virginia. He served as a colonial armies during the American Revolution . -
The French Revolution
Uprising in France against the monarchy from 1789 to 1799 which resulted in the established of France as a republic. -
Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president
, Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United States, but there was more to it than beating his opponent. -
Thomas Jefferson Purchased The Louisiana Territory From France
Commissioned the Corps of Discovery Expedition -
Dunbar and Hunter explore the Ouachita River and Hot Springs
The Dunbar Expedition encountered many dangers along the lower Ouachita River . -
New Madrid earthquakes
The 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.5-7.9 on December 16, 1811. -
War of 1812
A war between Britain and the United States, fought between 1812 and 1815. The War of 1812 has also been called the second American war for independence. -
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft explores Arkansas
Henry was born on March 28, 1793m in Albany County, New York, the son of Lawrence and Margaret Rowe Schoolcraft. His father was an officer in the county militia and superintendent of a glass factory.
Henry was born on March 28, 1793, in Albany County, New York, the son of Lawrence and Margaret Rowe Schoolcraft. -
Quapaw Treaty
The Quapaw were essentially of the Plains culture, but they had other distinctive traits, they would built temple and burial mounds and lived in longhouses . -
Fort Smith is established
the site that would later become fort smith became part of the united states in the louisiana purchase (1803). Soon after the pike expedition (1806) explored the arkansas river. fort smith was founded in 1817 as a military post . -
thomas nuttall explores arkansas
thomas nuttal was an english botanist and zoologist who lived and worked in america from 1808 until 1841. nuttall was born in the village of long preston, near settle in the west riding of yourkshire and spent some yeats as an apprentice printer in england. -
the territory of arkansas is established
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Congress approves the missouri compromise
on march 3,1820, congress passed a bill granting missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever .
