Iowa Timeline

By carolinews

  • Leading Explorers

    Jacues Marquette and Louis Jolliet lead explorers into Iowa.

  • The Untied States bought the Louisiana Teritory

    The United States bought the Louisiana Teritory witch included Iowa.

  • Black Hawk and his people

    Black Hawk and his people were forced off their land. Black Hawk was one of the Native American leaders in Iowa.

  • Iowa becomes a state

    Iowa became a state in 1846 it is the 29th state.

  • State Seal

    Iowa's state seal was adoppted in 1847. Iowa's state seal is a symbol of authority and is an asset of its people.

  • State Motto

    Iowa adoppted its state motto in 1847. The motto is "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain".

  • State Flag

    Iowa adoppted its flag in 1921. In the flag the blue stripe stands for loyalty and truth, the white for purity, and the red for courage.

  • Iowa and the language

    Iowa makes its official lagage English.

  • Big Flood

    In 2008 a flood in Iowa was a huge disaster.

  • Rene-Robert Cavelier Sier De La Salle

    Rene-Robert Cavelier Sier de la Salle claimed the Mssissippi Valley which includes Iowa.