Colonial America
Early Republic Events in VI
534 events, page 3 of 11 — 1492 to early statehood
1792
Kentucky Admitted as Fifteenth State
Kentucky · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1792
Cape Girardeau Founded as Trading Post
Missouri · Founding · Early Republic
1792
Ellicott Revises L'Enfant's City Plan
District of Columbia · Other · Early Republic
1792
Kentucky Separates from Virginia
Virginia · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1792
Robert Gray Discovers the Columbia River
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1794
Destruction of Nickajack and Running Water Towns
Tennessee · Battle · Early Republic
1794
End of Cherokee-American Wars at Tellico Blockhouse
Tennessee · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Southwest Territory House First Convenes at Knoxville
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1794
Southwest Territory Elects First Non-Voting Congressional Delegate
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers and Jay's Treaty
Michigan · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Michigan · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Treaty of Canandaigua
New York · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers Defeats Indian Western Confederacy
Oklahoma · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Cherokee-American Wars End
Kentucky · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Indiana · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Ohio · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Vancouver Negotiates Cession of Hawaii to Britain
Hawaii · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Eli Whitney Patents Cotton Gin
Georgia · Other · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville Opens Ohio for Settlement
Michigan · 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 Greenville Begins Michigan Land Cessions
Michigan · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Kamehameha I Establishes Hawaiian Kingdom
Hawaii · Founding · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Madrid Resolves US-Spain Land Dispute
Alabama · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville Ends Northwest Indian War
Indiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville
Ohio · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Yazoo Land Scandal
Mississippi · Other · Early Republic
1795
Pinckney's Treaty Settles Southwest Border with Spain
Mississippi · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Jacques Vieau Establishes Trading Posts
Wisconsin · Settlement · Early Republic
1795
Pinckney's Treaty Sets Border with United States
Florida · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of Greenville Cedes Indigenous Lands
Delaware · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Battle of Nu'uanu: Kamehameha Conquers Oahu
Hawaii · Battle · Early Republic
1795
Kamehameha I Unifies Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1795
Treaty of San Lorenzo Resolves Florida Border
Florida · Treaty · 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
1796
Tennessee Constitutional Convention Grants Free Negro Vote
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1796
British Evacuation of Detroit
Michigan · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1797
Treaty of Big Tree
New York · Treaty · Early Republic
1798
Mississippi Territory Organized
Alabama · Founding · Early Republic
1798
Mississippi Territory Organized by Congress
Mississippi · Founding · Early Republic
1798
Northwest Territory Legislature Created
Michigan · Legislation · Early Republic
1799
Ukase of 1799 Establishes Russian America's Southern Border
Alaska · Legislation · Early Republic
1799
Spain Cedes Louisiana to France
Texas · Treaty · Early Republic
1799
First Northwest Territory Legislature Session
Michigan · Other · Early Republic
1799
Russian-American Company Charter Established
Alaska · 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
Creation of Indiana Territory
Indiana · Founding · Early Republic
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