Colonial America
Early Republic Events in VI
534 events, page 10 of 11 — 1492 to early statehood
1820
Fort Atkinson Established Near Fort Calhoun
Nebraska · Founding · Early Republic
1820
Maine Admitted to Union as 23rd State
Maine · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1820
Maine Achieves Statehood
Maine · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1820
Erie Canal Construction Boosts Ohio Commerce
Ohio · Other · Early Republic
1820
Maine Admitted to Union via Missouri Compromise
Maine · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1820
French Canadian Fur Trappers Name Boise River
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1820
South Carolina Manumission Law of 1820
South Carolina · Legislation · Early Republic
1820
Maine separated from Massachusetts and admitted to Union
Massachusetts · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1820
Ohio Nullification of Federal Bank Authority
Ohio · Legislation · Early Republic
1821
Governor Melgares Raids Navajo Country
New Mexico · Battle · Early Republic
1821
Mexico Independence via Treaty of Córdoba
Colorado · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Spanish West Florida Ceded to United States
Alabama · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Alta California Becomes Mexican Territory
Nevada · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Treaty of Córdoba: Mexican Independence
Colorado · Treaty · Early Republic
1821
Missouri Admitted to Union as 21st State
Missouri · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1821
Missouri Admitted as 24th State
Missouri · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1821
Mexico Wins Independence from Spain
California · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
RAC Monopoly Renewed by Emperor Alexander I
Alaska · Legislation · Early Republic
1821
Mexican War of Independence Transfers Arizona Control
Arizona · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Alta California Becomes Mexican Territory
California · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Benjamin Lundy Begins Abolitionist Publishing
Ohio · Other · Early Republic
1821
Mexico Achieves Independence from Spain
California · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Mexico's Declaration of Independence
New Mexico · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Transfer of East Florida to Governor Andrew Jackson
Florida · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Santa Fe Trail Opened Following Mexican Independence
New Mexico · Other · Early Republic
1821
Missouri Enters Union as Slave State
Missouri · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1821
HBC and North West Company Merge
Wyoming · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
United States Takes Formal Possession of Florida
Florida · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1821
Mexican Independence – Texas Joins New Nation
Texas · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1822
State Capital Moved from Natchez to Jackson
Mississippi · Other · Early Republic
1822
Bellevue Founded as First Nebraska Town
Nebraska · Founding · Early Republic
1822
Lenape Forcibly Removed to Green Bay
Delaware · Other · Early Republic
1822
South Carolina Nullification Attempt of 1822
South Carolina · Legislation · Early Republic
1822
Denmark Vesey Slave Uprising Conspiracy
South Carolina · Other · Early Republic
1822
Florida Territory Established
Florida · Legislation · Early Republic
1822
First Newspaper Published at Fort Atkinson
Nebraska · Other · Early Republic
1822
Florida Organized as United States Territory
Florida · Legislation · Early Republic
1822
First California Legislature Created
California · Founding · Early Republic
1823
Pro-Slavery Convention Blocked by Governor Coles
Illinois · Legislation · Early Republic
1823
Treaty of Moultrie Creek Signed
Florida · Treaty · Early Republic
1824
Western Portions of Territory Removed
Arkansas · Other · Early Republic
1824
Chumash Revolt Against Spanish Missions
California · Battle · Early Republic
1824
Russo-American Treaty of 1824
Alaska · Treaty · Early Republic
1824
Kauikeaouli Becomes King Kamehameha III
Hawaii · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1824
Jedediah Smith Caches Furs at Independence Rock
Wyoming · Expedition · Early Republic
1824
Fort Gibson Established in Indian Territory
Oklahoma · Founding · Early Republic
1824
Mexico Adopts Federalist Constitution
New Mexico · Legislation · Early Republic
1824
Death of Kamehameha II in England
Hawaii · Other · Early Republic
1824
Osborn v. Bank of the United States Supreme Court Ruling
Ohio · Other · Early Republic
1824
Humehume's Rebellion on Kauaʻi
Hawaii · Battle · Early Republic
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