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1763 - French
possessions west of the Mississippi River, then known as the
Province of Louisiana, were transferred to Spain
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1775 - 1783 - The
American Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total
power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies
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July 4, 1776 -
United States Declaration of Independence
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July 10, 1778 -
France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with
the American revolutionary forces
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September 3, 1783
- The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United
States and the defeated Great Britain
Facts about
the History of Oklahoma History - The Early 1800's
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Many different
tribes from the great Indian Nations were forced to move from
their homelands and were granted land in Oklahoma
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Oklahoma was claimed by the United States as part of
the Louisiana Purchase (1803)
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The Louisiana
Purchase - In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana
Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State, James
Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
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1804 Lewis and
Clark expeditions to Oklahoma - Info - Meriwether Lewis
(1774-1809) and William Clark (1770- 1838)
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1804 Lieutenant
Zebulon M. Pike (1779-1813), a native of New Jersey, explores
Oklahoma
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1812 - 1815 - The
War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a
stalemate but
confirmed America's Independence
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1817 - Fort Smith,
a military post, was established at the mouth of the Poteau
River, on the eastern border of Oklahoma
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1836 - 1837 - The
Second Creek War (Seminole War)
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1832-1839 -
Removal of the Seminole,
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and
Creek Indians, known as the "Five Civilized Tribes", to Indian
Territory in Oklahoma
Facts about the
History of Oklahoma History - The American Civil War
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1861 - 1865 The
American Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
and set in
motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil
War. Abraham Lincoln, a
known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861
the South Secedes. The
initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the
secession of Mississippi, Florida,
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas,
Tennessee, and North Carolina.
These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States
of America. The
bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the
end of the Confederacy.
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1865 December 6 -
The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the
U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing
slavery
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1889 Unassigned
Lands were offered to settlers through a series of horse races
- many people arrived early for Land Opening / Land Run and
these were nicknamed the 'Sooners'
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1898-1901 The
Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris
the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
Origin of the name
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