Colonial America
Colonial Events in VI
1,718 events, page 27 of 35 — 1492 to early statehood
1795
Jacques Vieau Establishes Trading Posts
Wisconsin · Settlement · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Madrid Resolves US-Spain Land Dispute
Alabama · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Fort Charles Established on Missouri River
Nebraska · Founding · Colonial Period
1795
Treaty of Greenville
Ohio · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Pinckney's Treaty Resolves West Florida Boundary
Florida · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of San Lorenzo Solidifies Florida-Georgia Boundary
Florida · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Madrid Resolves US-Spain Land Dispute
Mississippi · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of San Lorenzo Resolves Florida Border
Florida · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville Cedes Indigenous Lands
Delaware · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Kamehameha I Unifies Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville Begins Michigan Land Cessions
Michigan · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville Opens Ohio for Settlement
Michigan · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Kamehameha I Establishes Hawaiian Kingdom
Hawaii · Founding · Early Republic
1795
Battle of Nu'uanu: Kamehameha Conquers Oahu
Hawaii · Battle · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville Ends Northwest Indian War
Indiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1796
British Evacuation of Detroit
Michigan · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1796
Tennessee Constitutional Convention Grants Free Negro Vote
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1796
Tennessee Admitted to Union as 16th State
Tennessee · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1796
Britain Withdraws from Detroit Under Jay Treaty
Michigan · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1797
Treaty of Big Tree
New York · Treaty · Early Republic
1798
Mississippi Territory Organized by Congress
Mississippi · Founding · Early Republic
1798
Northwest Territory Legislature Created
Michigan · Legislation · Early Republic
1798
Mississippi Territory Organized
Alabama · Founding · Early Republic
1799
Spain Cedes Louisiana to France
Texas · Treaty · Early Republic
1799
Russian-American Company Charter Established
Alaska · Founding · Early Republic
1799
Ukase of 1799 Establishes Russian America's Southern Border
Alaska · Legislation · Early Republic
1799
First Northwest Territory Legislature Session
Michigan · Other · Early Republic
1800
Napoleon Reacquires Louisiana from Spain
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1800
William Henry Harrison Appointed Territorial Governor
Indiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1800
France Regains Louisiana by Treaty
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1800
France Reacquires Louisiana via Treaty of San Ildefonso
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1800
Indiana Territory Established
Indiana · Founding · Early Republic
1800
Harrison Appointed First Governor of Indiana Territory
Indiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1800
Creation of Indiana Territory
Indiana · Founding · Early Republic
1800
Indiana Territory Established by Congress
Indiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1800
Maryland Cedes Territory for National Capital
Maryland · Other · Early Republic
1800
Spain Returns Louisiana to France
South Dakota · Treaty · Early Republic
1800
Gabriel's Rebellion
Virginia · Other · Early Republic
1800
Indiana Territory Created by Congress
Michigan · Legislation · Early Republic
1800
Federal Capital Moves to Washington D.C.
District of Columbia · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1800
Louisiana Returned to France via Treaty of San Ildefonso
Missouri · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1801
British First Occupation of Danish West Indies
VI · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1801
Claiborne Appointed Governor of Mississippi Territory
Mississippi · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1801
Philip Nolan Killed by Spanish Troops
Texas · Other · Early Republic
1801
Cane Ridge Revival
Kentucky · Other · Early Republic
1801
Jefferson Academy Founded in Vincennes
Michigan · Founding · Early Republic
1801
Holland Land Purchase Opened for Settlement
New York · Settlement · Early Republic
1802
Georgia Cedes Western Lands to U.S. Congress
Georgia · Legislation · Early Republic
1802
First Recorded Mass Vaccination in Mississippi Territory
Mississippi · Other · Early Republic
1802
Georgia Compact Signed
Oklahoma · Treaty · Early Republic
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