Arkansas History

  • The Territory of Arkansas is established
    1836 BCE

    The Territory of Arkansas is established

    A organized incorporated territory of the United States
  • Congress approves the Missouri compromise
    1820 BCE

    Congress approves the Missouri compromise

    Congress passes a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave statue
  • Thomas Nuttall explores Arkansas
    1819 BCE

    Thomas Nuttall explores Arkansas

    Thomas Nuttal explored the wilderness during spring and summer
  • Fort Smith is established
    1817 BCE

    Fort Smith is established

    Where Fort Smith was founded
  • War of 1812
    1812 BCE

    War of 1812

    It was a military conflict
  • Freeman and Custis explore the Red River
    1806 BCE

    Freeman and Custis explore the Red River

    The most forgotten expedition to the Louisiana Purchase
  • Lewis and clark explore the northern Louisiana purchase
    1803 BCE

    Lewis and clark explore the northern Louisiana purchase

    This expedition was shortly after the Louisiana Purchase
  • Henry Rowe Schoolcraft explores Arkansas
    1793 BCE

    Henry Rowe Schoolcraft explores Arkansas

    He published the first written description of the Arkansas Ozarks
  • George Washington becomes president

    George Washington becomes president

    George Washington became the first president in 1778. He served until 1797
  • The French Reolution

    The French Reolution

    The French Revolution began in May 5, 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. The French Revolution occurred because a financial strain of old debt and the current royal court caused dissatisfaction.
  • Napoleon forces Spain to sign treaty

    Napoleon forces Spain to sign treaty

    The Treaty of San Ildefonso was a treaty enforced by Napoleon and Spain. This treaty meant that spain returned colonial terriorty of Louisiana to France.
  • Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd President

    Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd President

    On the day of February 17, 1801 Thomas Jefferson became President of the United States.
  • Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana Territory from france

    Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana Territory from france

    In 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana from France. Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy this land so he could acquire more land.
  • Dunbar and Hunter explore the Ouachita River and Hot Springs

    Dunbar and Hunter explore the Ouachita River and Hot Springs

    It was one of the four ventures of the Louisiana Purchase
  • New Madrid earthquakes

    New Madrid earthquakes

    This happened along the reelfoot fault in Missouri and Tennesse
  • Quapaw Treaty

    Quapaw Treaty

    The treaty between the United States and the Quapaw Nation