Arkansas Important Dates
- 1541-42 De Soto explores the Arkansas region.
- 1682 LaSalle claims Mississippi Valley for France.
- 1686 The French established Arkansas Post, the first white settlement in what is now Arkansas. It was the administrative center for the French, Spanish, and United States governments until 1821 when Little Rock became the capital.
- 1762 France ceded the region to Spain.
- 1800 Spain officially returned the land to France, although Spanish occupancy continued until 1802.
- 1803 The United States acquired the area that is now Arkansas with the Louisiana Purchase and it became part of the Louisiana Territory.
- 1812 The Missouri Territory was established, including Arkansas in its boundaries. After the War of 1812 the Indian population decreased, and white settlers arrived to claim bounty land.
- 1813 The territorial legislature established Arkansas County.
- 1817 Cherokee granted land in western Arkansas.
- 1819 Arkansas became a separate territory.
- 1825 Choctaw cede land to the United States.
- 1828 Cherokee agree to leave territory.
- 1836 Arkansas became a state, June 15.
- 1849 Fort Smith becomes outfitting point for California gold seekers.
- 1861 Arkansas seceded from the Union. It was readmitted in 1868.
- 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn) is first Civil War battle fought in Arkansas... the site dedicated as a national military park in 1963.
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