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The Comet
Arrived at Arkansas Post in 1820, it was the first steam engine driven train in Arkansas. -
Arkansas Mail Routes
A new mail route was invented to make carrying mail with much less difficult. -
Dueling Newspapers
William Woodruff used the "Arkansas Gazette" to support the ideals of the "Family." Many articals attacked not only Crittenden and his supporters, but also ideas related to the Whig Party. -
Indian Removal Act
Many tribes signed treaties that forced them to sell or surrender their lands to the government. These tribes received little or nothing in return. -
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The Trail of Tears
President Jackson ordered troops to march into Georgia and forcibly remove all remaining tribes. -
Building a State House
It was the first State Capitol Building. -
Becoming a State
25th STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
The Banking Crisis
One bank's records mysteriously disappeared. The other bank was accused of playing favorites and making high risk loans to family members and friends. -
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Mexican American War
A war between Mexico and 'murica. -
California Gold Rush
People in Van Buren and Fort Smith promoted the area as a major supply center for those heading to California. It boosted population and economy. -
The Compromise of 1850
Allowed California to enter the Union as a slave-free. Discontinue the salve trade in the nation's capital. Let the new western territories decide the question of slavery for themselves. Strengthened the fugitive act. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stove decided to write "Uncle Tom's Cabin, she knew the story would make the horrors of slavery come alive for thousands of readers. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
A. Douglas of Illinois created a bill suggesting taht the Louisianna Purchase lands be divided into the Kansas and Nebraska territories. -
Slavery March
20 men marched into the U.S. Arsenal in Harper's Ferry -
Mountain Meadows Massacre
A group of Mormons attacked the Fancher wagon train killing all but 17 of the children.