The Moai was first being carved by the Rapa Nui people
The Rapa Nui people had finished carving the Moai
Dutch explorers arrived on Island on Easter Sunday
British explorer James’s cook visited for a few days
Slave raiders came from Peru, capturing between 1,500 and 2,000 people of Rapa Nui (which was approximately half of the Rapa Nui population).
Eugène Eyraud, the first Christian missionary, arrived. Conversions of islanders began and within two years almost the whole population was Roman Catholics.
The island was officially annexed by its geographical neighbor, Chile. Meaning chile took territorial control over Rapa Nui, and Rapa Nui people became Chilean citizens.