Colonial America
Early Republic Events in GU
534 events, page 11 of 11 — 1492 to early statehood
1825
Ohio Common School System Established
Ohio · Legislation · Early Republic
1825
HBC Builds New Fort Vancouver
Wyoming · Founding · Early Republic
1825
Kansa Nation Cedes 20 Million Acres to United States
Kansas · Treaty · Early Republic
1825
Erie Canal Opens Access to Michigan
Michigan · Other · Early Republic
1825
Erie Canal Opens, Spurs Michigan Settlement
Michigan · Other · Early Republic
1825
First American Fur Trade Rendezvous on Green River
Wyoming · Other · Early Republic
1825
First American Fur Trade Rendezvous
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1825
Étienne Provost Visits Utah Area
Utah · Expedition · Early Republic
1825
HBC Builds New Fort Vancouver
Idaho · Founding · Early Republic
1825
Indianapolis Becomes State Capital
Indiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1825
Treaty of Saint Petersburg with Britain
Alaska · Treaty · Early Republic
1825
Erie Canal Opens
New York · Other · Early Republic
1825
Solomon Juneau Takes Over Milwaukee Trading Post
Wisconsin · Settlement · Early Republic
1826
United States Signs First Treaty with Hawaii
Hawaii · Treaty · Early Republic
1826
Echeandía Issues Proclamation of Emancipation
California · Legislation · Early Republic
1826
Florida Chiefs Taken to Washington
Florida · Other · Early Republic
1827
Fort Leavenworth Established
Kansas · Founding · Early Republic
1827
Jedediah Smith Enters Las Vegas Valley
Nevada · Expedition · Early Republic
1827
Fort Leavenworth Established as First Permanent European Settlement
Kansas · Founding · Early Republic
1827
Mexico Passes General Law of Expulsion
California · Legislation · Early Republic
1827
Fort Leavenworth Established as Western Outpost
Kansas · Founding · Early Republic
1827
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chartered
Maryland · Founding · Early Republic
1828
Tariff of Abominations Passed
South Carolina · Legislation · Early Republic
1828
First Hospital West of Mississippi Opens
Missouri · Other · Early Republic
1828
Historical Society of Michigan Established
Michigan · Founding · Early Republic
1828
Cherokee Phoenix Launched as First Native American Newspaper
Tennessee · Other · Early Republic
1828
Andrew Jackson wins presidential election
North Carolina · Other · Early Republic
1828
Construction of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Begins
District of Columbia · Other · Early Republic
1828
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Construction Begins
Maryland · Other · Early Republic
1829
Indiana Colonization Society Founded
Indiana · Founding · Early Republic
1829
National Road Reaches Indianapolis
Indiana · Other · Early Republic
1829
Delaware Tribe Relocated to Kansas by Treaty
Kansas · Treaty · Early Republic
1832
Schoolcraft discovers source of Mississippi River
Minnesota · Expedition · Early Republic
1838
African-American Settlement Restrictions Act
Iowa · Legislation · Early Republic
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