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The French Revolution
The French Revolution Started in 1789 and continued until 1799 lasting 10 years. French citizens were tired of their monarchy and decided to over-through their government and start their own democracy. -
George Washington Becomes President
George Washington became the president because of his military service as a general and commander of chief in the military during the revolutionary war. -
Treaty of San Ildefonso
The Treaty of San Ildefonso was a treaty in which Napoleon of France forced the Spanish to give France back Louisiana (Louisiana Purchase Land) by threatening them. -
Thomas Jefferson Become President
Thomas Jefferson served as Americans 3rd president from 1801-1809. Before serving as a president he was the governor of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson also wrote the Declaration of Indepdence and is labeled as one of the "Founding Fathers -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a large piece of land in present day Central United States, it was purchase by the US from France in 1803 for 15 million dollars. -
Lewis and Clark
Nicknamed the "Corps of Discovery Expedition" the Lewis and Clark exploration of the Louisiana Purchase is by far the most popular and well known. They began they're exploration in St. Louis and traveled all the way to the Pacific Ocean. There was only one death during the entire exploration, Sergeant Charles Floyd, who died from a ruptured appendix. -
The Dunbar and Hunter Expedition
The Dunbar and Hunter Expedition lasted for 1804-1805. Together, William Dunbar and Dr. George hunter set out to explore the Ouachita River and Hot Springs. They took a small boat and rode the Mississippi River to the Ouachita River and continued onto hot springs until later returning home. -
Freeman and Custis Exploration
The exploration was nickname “The Great Excursion” by President Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis took two boats, on April 19, 1806, down the Mississippi River and entered onto the Red River on May 19 were they explored most of the river. -
Thomas Nuttall
Thomas Nuttall was a naturist and a zoologist. He was part of the Astor Expedition and did very important work in identifying Arkansan plants and animals. -
New Madrid Earthquakes
The New Madrid Earthquakes occured from 1811 to 1812. They were intense intraplate earthquakes that rated for 7-8 on The Richter scale along the New Madrid Fault Line . -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a war between the British and the newly named Americans. The War of 1812 was important to the United States because it made other countries finally recognize them as another country. The war ended up being a tie. -
Fort Smith
Fort Smith was established in 1817 as a Military Post. It was bought by the US from France as part of the Lousiana Purchase. -
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Henry explored all along the Mississippi River and was most famous exploration was that of the ozark. In fact, his exploration of the ozark was nicknamed "The Corps of Discovery of the Ozarks" after the lewis and clark exploration. -
Treaty of Arkansas
The treat of Arkansas lasted for about 20 years from 1819 from 1936. It said that Arkansas was an established territory of the United State. -
Congress approves the Missouri compromise
The Missouri Comprimise said that even though Missouri was technically in the Northern United States they could still have slaves. The Compromise was composed by Henry Clay. -
Quapaw Treaty
The Quapaw treaty of 1818 gave the US land between the Arkansas and Ouachita rivers to the Arkansas Territorial government.
