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Arkansas becomes a territory
Because it became a territory -
First Steamboat on Arkansas River reached Little Rock
It formed a new source of transportation to Little Rock -
Quapaw Indians
Quapaw Indians forced to cede lands south of the Arkansas River -
The Cotton Gin
It made cotton clean faster -
Small Pox Outbreak
Small pox epedimic reached Arkansas -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act allowed the government to push the Indians out of their homelandsThis destroyed the the Indian settlements, which made it easier for white settlers to settle in Arkansas. -
Women's Property Right's
The territorial legislature attempted to protect woman's property rights -
Arkansa becomes a state
It finally is counted as a state -
Bill was introduced that would have protected a wife's property after marriage.
It effects the marriages -
The Mexican-American War
The War started in 1846 and ended in 1848.The end war ended with the United States winning. Our prize was the Mexican Cession. -
California Gold Rush
The residents in Arkansas went to California for the gold. -
Harper's Ferry
An attempt by John Brown to lead a march against slavery -
Mouantain Meadows Masacre
About 50 wagons went from Arkansas and Missouri to California. Angry Mormons killed all the people except for 17 children. -
Civil War
Arkansas participated in it. -
Arkansas left the Union
Arkansas seceded from the Union; admitted to Confederate States of America.