Colonial America
Colonial Events in GU
1,718 events, page 29 of 35 - 1492 to early statehood
1804
Province of Las Californias Divided
California · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1804
First Citrus Orchard Planted at Mission San Gabriel
California · Other · Early Republic
1804
Ohio University Formally Established
Michigan · Founding · Early Republic
1804
Lewis and Clark Expedition Departs Camp Dubois
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1804
Sergeant Charles Floyd Dies on Expedition
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1804
Tense Confrontation with Teton-Sioux Tribe
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1804
Spanish Attempt to Intercept Lewis and Clark
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1804
Major Fire Destroys Charlotte Amalie
VI · Other · Early Republic
1804
Treaty of St. Louis Cedes Tribal Lands
Indiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1805
Zebulon Pike Explores Mississippi River
Missouri · Expedition · Early Republic
1805
Lewis and Clark Expedition to Oregon
Oregon · Expedition · Early Republic
1805
Sacagawea Joins Lewis and Clark Expedition
North Dakota · Expedition · Early Republic
1805
District of Louisiana Becomes Louisiana Territory
Louisiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1805
Jefferson Appoints Wilkinson as First Territorial Governor
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1805
Creation of Michigan Territory
Indiana · Founding · Early Republic
1805
Sacagawea Joins Lewis and Clark Expedition
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1805
Land Acquisition for Fort Snelling by Pike
Minnesota · Other · Early Republic
1805
Louisiana Territory Established with St. Louis Capital
Missouri · Legislation · Early Republic
1805
Lewis and Clark Expedition Enters Washington Region
Washington · Expedition · Early Republic
1805
Michigan Territory Established
Michigan · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1805
Michigan Territory Established by Congress
Michigan · Legislation · Early Republic
1805
Expedition Vote to Move Camp
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1805
Expedition Crosses Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1805
Expedition Sights Pacific Ocean
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1805
Construction of Fort Clatsop
Idaho · Founding · Early Republic
1806
Measles Epidemics at California Missions
California · Other · Early Republic
1806
Neutral Ground Agreement on Texas-Louisiana Border
Texas · Treaty · Early Republic
1806
Fontenelle's Post Founded at Bellevue
Nebraska · Settlement · Early Republic
1806
Measles Epidemic Devastates Mission Population
California · Other · Early Republic
1806
Expedition Returns to St. Louis
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1806
Mandan Chief Shehaka Visits Washington
North Dakota · Other · Early Republic
1806
Zebulon Pike Labels Kansas 'Great American Desert'
Kansas · Expedition · Early Republic
1806
Lewis and Clark Expedition Through Montana
Montana · Expedition · Early Republic
1806
Founding of Fontenelle's Post at Bellevue
Nebraska · Settlement · Early Republic
1807
John Colter Enters Yellowstone Region
Wyoming · Expedition · Early Republic
1807
British Second Occupation of Danish West Indies
VI · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1807
Fulton Steamboat Line Inaugurated
New York · Other · Early Republic
1807
James Wilkinson Removed as Territorial Governor
Missouri · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1807
Patrick Gass Publishes Expedition Account
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1807
Zebulon Pike Arrested in New Mexico
New Mexico · Expedition · Early Republic
1808
Congress Bans the Slave Trade
Georgia · Legislation · Early Republic
1808
Fort Madison Constructed on Mississippi
Iowa · Founding · Early Republic
1808
Slave Importation Made Illegal Nationally
South Carolina · Legislation · Early Republic
1808
New Archangel Becomes Capital of Russian America
Alaska · Founding · Early Republic
1809
Illinois Territory Created
Illinois · Founding · Early Republic
1809
Creation of Illinois Territory
Indiana · Founding · Early Republic
1809
Jonathan Jennings Elected First Popular Delegate
Indiana · Other · Early Republic
1809
Treaty of Fort Wayne Acquires Central Indiana Lands
Indiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1809
Illinois Territory Established by Congress
Illinois · Legislation · Early Republic
1810
Astor Expedition Founds Fort Astoria
Oregon · Settlement · Early Republic
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