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George Washington becomes President
George Washington became president after the American Revolution. He was the first U.S president. -
French Revolution
It was a watershed event. It started in 1789 and ended in the 1970's. During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned there country political landscape. -
Thomas Jefferson becomes president
The election constitutes the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another in the U.S. He was the first president to be augured in Washington D.C a city that he helped plan. -
Thomas Jefferson Purchased Louisana
It is called the Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson bought the land from France, which at the time was being lead by Napoleon Bonaparte. The land cost 15,000,000 USD> -
Freeman and Custis explore the Red River
The most forgotten expedition to explore the southwest territory of the Louisiana Purchase was the ill-fated 1806 jury by Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis. It was meant for exploring the Red and Arkansas river. -
Napoleon forces Spain to sign secret treaty
It was between the Spanish empire and the first french republic. Spain agreed in principal to exchange the North American colony. They did this because they feared that the loss of his American territories. -
Dunbar and Hunter Explore
William Dunbar and Dr. George Hunter to explore the "Washita" River and the "Hot Springs" in what is now Arkansas and Louisiana. It provided Americans with the first scientific study of the varied landscapes as well as the animal and plant life of earl southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana -
New Madrid Earthquake
It was a 2.9 earthquake. It was 1 mile from Steele, MO. It was at 3:07 p.m -
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War of 1812
It was between the Americans and the UK. It was over British violations of U.S. maritimes rights. It need with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent. -
Fort Smith is established
Fort smith was established by Thomas Smith. Fort Smith was established as a military outpost to patrol the neighboring Indian Territory in 1817. It was named after the founder, Thomas Smith. -
Thomas Nuttall Explorer
Fort Smith served as Nuttall’s base of operations the summer of 1819 for what would become his “Journal of Travels into the Arkansa Territory” and local restorative ecologist. Steve Patterson has organized a field trip through the Kiamichi Technology Center in Poteau to retrace some of Nuttall’s steps and talk about native plant species. -
Congress approves the Missouri Compromise
In February 1819, Representative James Talmadge of New York introduced a bill that would admit MO into the Union as a state where slavery was prohibited. Opponents to the bill also questioned the congressional precent of prohibiting the expansion of slavery into a territory where slave status was favored. Slavery was to be exclude from all of the states that were included in the Louisiana Purchase. -
Territory of Arkansas is Established
Congress created Arkansas Territory on March 2, 1819, out of the Territory of Missouri after Missouri petitioned for statehood. Missouri's southern boundary ran from the Mississippi River to the St. Francis River along the line of 36˚ north latitude and then north to 36˚ 30´ and then west along that line.
