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George Washington becomes president
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He rejected the presidency at first and then finally accepted. His Vice President was John Adams. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until the late 1790s. It was the most violent of the revolutions. It was over general causes like the social structure of the West. -
Thomas Jefferson becomes the third U.S. president
Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He organized the Louisiana Purchase. He was elected to a second presidential term. -
Napoleon forces Spain to sign the secret treaty
The treaty returned Louisiana Territory back to France. -
Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Territory from France
The purchase was one of the largest land deals in history. The U.S. paid $15 million to France for the land. Exact southern and western borders were not clearly defined in the purchase. -
Dunbar and Hunter explore the ouachita River and Hot Springs
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Louis and Clark explore the northern Louisiana Purchase
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Freeman and Custis explore the Red River
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New Madrid Earthquake
There were a sequence of three main shocks between 1811 and 1812. The first one didn't cause very much damage. The third one was the most destructive destroying the town of New Madrid. -
War of 1812
The war was caused by Great Britains restrictions on the U.S. trade and them wanting to expand their territory. During the war the nations capital was captured and burned. The Treaty of Ghent ended the war in 1815. -
Fort Smith is established
Fort Smith was established to patrol the neighboring Indian territory. It was named after General Thomas Smith. The fort was abandoned seven years later but by that time the town had already been established. -
Thomas Nuttall explores Arkansas
He made his way into Fort Smith by the Arkansas and Red rivers. He wrote about the Quapaw and Osage dwellings and customs. He also wrote about the mountains of Arkansas being like the Appalachian Mountains. -
The territory of Arkansas is established
It was created out of the territory of Missouri. Arkansas Post was the first territorial capital. -
Congress approves the Missouri Compromise
The compromise regulated slavery in the western states. It established Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It led the the Civil War several years later.
