Arkansas history

  • descending the mississippi

    descending the mississippi
    french explores Louis jolliet and father Jacques Marquette descend the Mississippi river and down to the Arkansas river.
  • Mississippi valley collapses

    Mississippi valley collapses
    A group of 1,300 starving whites and blacks leave Arkansas post after john laws scheme to develop the Mississippi valley collapse.
  • the purchase of the Louisianan territory

    the purchase of the Louisianan territory
    America Purchased Louisianan from France.
  • The Quawpaw

    The Quawpaw
    The Quapaw cede there land between the red and Arkansas river.
  • Arkansas detaching

    Arkansas detaching
    Arkansas detaches from the Missouri territory and becomes its own territory.
  • the movement of the capetal

    the movement of the capetal
    the capital moved from the Arkansas post to Little Rock
  • Ascending the Arkansas river

    Ascending the Arkansas river
    the first steam boat to ever Ascend the Arkansas river.
  • the separation of Arkansas

    the separation of Arkansas
    Congress separated Arkansas from the Indians territory.
  • Huckabee

    Huckabee
    Mike Huckabee is elected Governor
  • Wal-mart

    Wal-mart
    Bentonville based Wal-Mart is identified as the world's largest corporation.