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Period: Jan 1, 1550 to
Southeast Region History
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May 6, 1565
Spanish Explorers in Florida
In 1565, the Spanish built St. Augustine, in Florida. -
English Settlers in Virginia
In 1607, the English founded Jamestown, in Virginia. -
French Settlers on the Mississippi River
The French built New Orleans on the Mississippi River in 1718. -
Slavery in the United States
By the early 1800s, the United States had two major economic regions—the North and the South. -
Arkansas Territory
In 1819, Arkansas became a territory of the United States. -
Slavery Outlawed
In fact, by 1819, slavery was outlawed in all Northern states.In 1819, the 11 Southern states allowed slavery. The 11 Northern states did not. In that year, Missouri asked to join the United States as a slave state. -
Missouri Compromise
Then, in 1820,Henry Clay, a member of Congress from Kentucky, found a solution. Missouri would join the nation as a slave state. Maine would join as a free state. -
Lincoln is Elected President
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President. -
Civil War Begins
On April 12, 1861, fighting broke out between Confederate and Union soldiers in Charleston, South Carolina. -
Civil War Ends
On April 9, 1865, the leader of the Confederate army,Robert E. Lee, surrendered to Union general Ulysses S. Grant.
