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Jun 18, 1541
The discovery of Arkansas
In 1541 June 18 Hernando de Soto of Spain was the first European to discover Arkansas. -
Jun 18, 1541
The exploration of arkansas
In 1541, June 18 Hernando de Soto of Spain was the very fist European to explore Arkansas. -
Arkansas River
French explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette descended to the mouth of Arkansas river. They were warned of hostile tribes to the south by the Quapaw Indians. -
Quapaw village claimed
Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, reached Arkansas on his way to the mouth of the Mississippi on his way there he visited a Quapaw village and claimed it for King Louis XIV. -
Henri de Tonti founded Arkansas Post
In 1686 Henri de Tonti founded Arkansas Post, this was the first settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley. -
The 1300 starved colonist
In 1721 A group of 1300 half-starved colonist-whites and black slaves abandons Arkansas post after John laws scheme to developed the Mississippi valley collapsed. -
France cedes the Louisiana Territory
In 1762 France cedes the Louisiana Territory including, Arkansas, to Spain, but french soldiers continue to man Arkansas post. -
The United States purchases the Louisiana territory
In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France which had retaken it from Spain as part of the treaty of San Ildefonso. -
Arkansas detached
Arkansas has been part of the Missouri territory since 1812 but it has finally detached and made a territory in 1819. -
Separating territory
Congress established a boundary separating Arkansas Territory from Indian Territory to the west.