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Arkansas settlement founded
Arkansas Post founded as the first settlement along the Missisipi river. -
Arkansas created
Territory of Arkansas created. -
arkansas is a state
Arkansas becomes twenty-fifth state. -
Slaves freed
Arkansas gets rid of all the slaves. -
Arkansas becomes Confederate
Arkansas joins the Confederates. -
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War
Huh! What is it good for? Absolutly nothin'! -
Jim Crow law passed
First Jim Crow law passed, segregating whites and blacks. -
Prohibition starts
State law banning liquor sales passed, does nothing to curb consumption. -
mass flooding
Over one fifth of Arkansas flooded by Mississippi river. -
Hattie Caraway elected to senate
Hattie Caraway becomes first woman to be elected to US senate.