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In the year 1803, the US purchased the Louisiana territory from France
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Arkansas, which has been part of Missouri Territory since 1812, is detached and made a territory. November 20: Arkansas Gazette, the first newspaper in Arkansas, published
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October 25 - The capital moves from Arkansas Post to Little Rock.
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March 16 - The Eagle, first steamboat to ascend the Arkansas River, arrives at Little Rock.
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May 28 - Congress establishes the boundary separating Arkansas from Indian Territory to the west.
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June 15 - Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836, with Little Rock as its capital.
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Disillusioned by the collapse of two state-chartered banks, legislators ratify a constitutional amendment barring any banking institution from being established in the state.
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Edward Payson Washburn paints The Arkansas Traveler.
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February 12 - Signing of legislation ordering all free Negroes out of Arkansas by the end of the year.
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On the eve of the Civil War, Arkansas has a population of 435,450, of whom 111,115 are black slaves and 11,481 are slave owners.
