Arkansas Timeline

  • George Washington Presidency

    1789 to 1797
  • French Revolution

    was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire.
  • Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president

    He become President in February 17, 1801
  • Napoleon forces Spain to sign the secret treaty.

    21 March 1801
  • Thomas jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from france

    Thomas Jefferson bought the louisiana Purchase Territory in
  • Dunbar and Hunter explore the Ouachita River and Hot Springs

    Hunter-William Dunbar Expedition of 1804-1805 explored the Ouachita River in Louisiana and Arkansas as far as Hot Springs. Thomas Jefferson insisted.
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    It comprised a selected group of U.S. Army volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend, Second Lieutenant William Clark. Their perilous journey lasted from May 1804 to September 1806.
  • Freeman and Custis explore the Red River

    The Red River Expedition, also known as the Freeman-Custis Expedition
  • New Madrid

    The 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.5–7.9 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day
  • War of 1812

    The War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June 1812 to February 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies
  • Henry Rowe Schoolcraft explores Arkansas

    Henry Rowe Schoolcraft published the first written description of the Arkansas Ozarks’ geography, vegetation, wildlife, and inhabitants
  • Fort Smith is established

    First Fort was in 1818 but established in 1824
  • Quapaw Treaty

    A treaty of friendship, cession, and limits, made and entered into, this twenty-fourth day of August, eighteen hundred and eighteen, by, and between, William Clark and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners on the part and behalf of the United States, of the one part, and the undersigned, chiefs and warriors of the Quapaw tribe or nation, on the part and behalf of their said tribe or nation, of the other part.
  • Thomas Nuttall explores Arkansas