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Louisiana Purchase
In the year 1803, the US purchased the Louisiana territory from France -
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Top 10 events in Arkansas History
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Arkansas RIver
Arkansas, which has been part of Missouri Territory since 1812, is detached and made a territory. November 20: Arkansas Gazette, the first newspaper in Arkansas, published -
Arkansas Post
October 25 - The capital moves from Arkansas Post to Little Rock. -
First steamboat
March 16 - The Eagle, first steamboat to ascend the Arkansas River, arrives at Little Rock. -
Indian territory to the west
May 28 - Congress establishes the boundary separating Arkansas from Indian Territory to the west. -
The 25th
June 15 - Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836, with Little Rock as its capital. -
Collapse of the two-state
Disillusioned by the collapse of two state-chartered banks, legislators ratify a constitutional amendment barring any banking institution from being established in the state. -
Arkansas Traveler
Edward Payson Washburn paints The Arkansas Traveler. -
Legislation
February 12 - Signing of legislation ordering all free Negroes out of Arkansas by the end of the year. -
Eve of the civil war
On the eve of the Civil War, Arkansas has a population of 435,450, of whom 111,115 are black slaves and 11,481 are slave owners.
