Arkansas Timeline

  • Georg Washington becomes president

    Georg Washington becomes president
    He was born on February 22,1732.He died December 14,1799.He began serving as president 1789
  • French Revoulution

    French Revoulution
    The French Revolution began on May 5, 1789. It ended in the late 1790's. France participated in the French war along with other.
  • Thomas Jefferson becomes president

    Thomas Jefferson becomes president
    He became president on On February 17, 1801. He was born on April 13, 1743, in Virginia.He died on died on July 4, 1826.
  • Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory from France

    Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory from France
    The Louisiana Purchase was a land purchase made by United States.The president was Thomas Jefferson in 1803. He bought the Louisiana territory from France, which was being led by Napoleon Bonaparte at the time, for 15,000,000 USD.
  • Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory form France

    Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory form France
    The Louisiana Purchase was a land purchase made by United States.The president was Thomas Jefferson in 1803. He bought the Louisiana territory from France, which was being led by Napoleon Bonaparte at the time, for 15,000,000 USD.
  • Dunbar and Hunter Explore the Quachiata River and Hot Springs

    Dunbar and Hunter Explore the Quachiata River and Hot Springs
    The Hunter-Dunbar expedition was one of only four ventures into the Louisiana Purchase commissioned by Thomas Jefferson. Between 1804 and 1807, President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark into the northern regions of the Purchase. Zebulon Pike into the Rocky Mountains, the southwestern areas, and two smaller forays.
  • Lewis and Clark explore the northern Louisiana Purchase

    Lewis and Clark explore the northern Louisiana Purchase
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804. When President Thomas Jefferson tasked Meriwether Lewis with exploring lands.The land they explored were west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana Purchase.
  • Freeman and Custis explore the Red River

    Freeman and Custis explore the Red River
    Freeman and Custis entered the Red River on May 2, 1806, and left Natchitoches on June 2. They were 615 miles up the river on July 28, when they met a Spanish force under the command of Francisco Viana, who ordered them to turn back.
  • New Madrid Earthquake

    New Madrid Earthquake
    The New Madrid earthquake was December 16, 1811.The magnitude was 7.5–7.9. The aftershock was 7.4.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    This war was fought between the United States and The United Kingdom. In started Jun 18, 1812. It ended Feb 18, 1815.
  • Fort Smith established

    Fort Smith established
    It was established 1817. It has a population of 88,037.It is in Sebastian Sebastian County.
  • Arkansas is established

    Arkansas is established
    In 1819, it became a separate territory and a new capital was established at Little Rock in 1821. The territory continued to grow and on June 15, 1836. It was admitted into the Union as the 25th state. When Arkansas became a state it was admitted as a slave state.
  • Congress approves Missouri Comprise

    Congress approves Missouri Comprise
    It was approved on March 3, 1820.Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited.the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel, which runs approximately along the southern border of Missouri.
  • Thomas Nut-tall Explorers Arkansas

    Thomas Nut-tall Explorers Arkansas
    Thomas Nuttall, a preeminent and far-ranging field naturalist.He participated in the early scientific exploration of Arkansas and is remembered both for identifying a number of the state’s plants. Also for his description of early Arkansas life.