Colonial America
Colonial Events in GU
1,718 events, page 28 of 35 - 1492 to early statehood
1802
Congress Charters Washington Canal Company
District of Columbia · Legislation · Early Republic
1802
Tlingit Warriors Destroy Russian Settlements
Alaska · Battle · Early Republic
1802
Georgia Surrenders Claim Following Yazoo Land Scandal
Alabama · Legislation · Early Republic
1802
Georgia Cedes Disputed Western Lands to United States
Mississippi · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1802
Georgia Surrenders Claim Following Yazoo Scandal
Mississippi · Legislation · Early Republic
1802
Arthur St. Clair Removed as Territorial Governor
Michigan · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1802
Spain Revokes Right of Deposit at New Orleans
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1803
Treaty of Vincennes Recognizes American Possession
Indiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1803
Indiana Territory Slavery Legislation Passed
Indiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Treaty Signed
Montana · Treaty · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase from France
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Talleyrand Offers Sale of Entire Louisiana Territory
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Agreement Concluded
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1803
U.S. Senate Ratifies Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1803
Transfer Ceremony and U.S. Possession of New Orleans
Louisiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Fort Dearborn Established
Illinois · Founding · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Acquires Western Illinois Country
Illinois · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Ohio Admitted to Statehood
Ohio · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase adds western Minnesota
Minnesota · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Acquires Western Minnesota
Minnesota · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase transfers Missouri to United States
Missouri · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Brings Iowa into US
Iowa · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
United States Purchases Louisiana Territory
Nebraska · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Adds Kansas to United States
Kansas · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Acquires Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma · Other · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase
Oklahoma · Other · Early Republic
1803
United States Purchases Louisiana Territory
South Dakota · Legislation · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Acquisition of Eastern Wyoming
Wyoming · Other · Early Republic
1803
Ohio Admitted to the Union
Michigan · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1803
Ohio Statehood as 17th State
Michigan · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1803
Jefferson Commissions Corps of Discovery
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Adds Illinois Country West
Illinois · Other · Early Republic
1804
Indiana Territory Administers District of Louisiana
Indiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Winter Camp at Fort Mandan
North Dakota · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Virginia · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Expedition Maps First Land Route
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Expedition Maps First Land Route
Wyoming · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Expedition Maps Pacific Northwest
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Louisiana Territory Divided into Two Territories
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1804
Haiti Declares Independence
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1804
Congress Divides Louisiana Purchase into Two Territories
Louisiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1804
Congress Divides Louisiana into Two Territories
Louisiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1804
New Jersey Gradual Abolition of Slavery Act
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
1804
Upper Louisiana Transfer Ceremony in St. Louis
Missouri · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Camp at Kansas-Missouri Confluence
Kansas · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Expedition Enters South Dakota
South Dakota · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Battle of Sitka Re-establishes Russian Presence
Alaska · Battle · Early Republic
1804
District of Louisiana Created Under Indiana Territory
Missouri · Legislation · Early Republic
1804
Las Californias Divided into Two Territories
California · Other · Early Republic
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