Colonial America
Early Republic Events
534 events, page 8 of 11 — 1492 to early statehood
1814
Jackson Takes Pensacola
Florida · Battle · Early Republic
1814
Francis Scott Key Writes The Star-Spangled Banner
District of Columbia · Other · Early Republic
1814
British Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Maryland · Battle · Early Republic
1814
Treaty of Ghent Ends War of 1812
Indiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1814
Hartford Convention Fails, Federalists Weakened
Connecticut · Other · Early Republic
1814
Lewis and Clark Journals Published by Biddle
Idaho · Other · Early Republic
1814
Failure of the Hartford Convention
Connecticut · Other · Early Republic
1814
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Mississippi · Battle · Early Republic
1814
British Capture Eastern Maine Coast
Maine · Battle · Early Republic
1815
Battle of the Sink Hole
Missouri · Battle · Early Republic
1815
Jacques La Ramee Settles Near Fort Laramie Site
Wyoming · Settlement · Early Republic
1815
Washington City Canal Formally Opened
District of Columbia · Other · Early Republic
1816
Indiana Statehood Enabling Act Approved
Indiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1816
Indiana Constitutional Convention in Corydon
Indiana · Other · Early Republic
1816
Destruction of Negro Fort
Florida · Battle · Early Republic
1816
Indiana Constitutional Convention at Corydon
Indiana · Other · Early Republic
1816
Jennings Elected First Governor of Indiana
Indiana · Other · Early Republic
1816
Indiana Admitted to the Union
Indiana · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1816
Indiana Constitutional Convention and Statehood
Indiana · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1817
American Fur Trading Post Established at Fort Pierre
South Dakota · Founding · Early Republic
1817
Alabama Territory Admitted to Union as State
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1817
First Seminole War
Florida · Battle · Early Republic
1817
Seizure of Amelia Island
Florida · Other · Early Republic
1817
Long's Military Expedition to St. Anthony Falls
Minnesota · Expedition · Early Republic
1817
Alabama Territory Carved from Mississippi Territory
Alabama · Other · Early Republic
1817
University of Michigan Founded in Detroit
Michigan · Founding · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Admitted to the Union as 20th State
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Admitted to Union as 20th State
Mississippi · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Achieves Statehood
Mississippi · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Territory Divided into Mississippi and Alabama
Alabama · Legislation · Early Republic
1817
Major Long's military expedition to St. Anthony Falls
Minnesota · Expedition · Early Republic
1817
Mississippi Achieves Statehood
Alabama · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1818
Andrew Jackson Invades Florida
Florida · Battle · Early Republic
1818
Russian Explorer Wrangell Visits California
California · Expedition · Early Republic
1818
Hipólito Bouchard Raids California Coast
California · Battle · Early Republic
1818
Santa Ysabel Asistencia Founded
California · Founding · Early Republic
1818
Treaty of 1818 Joint Occupation Agreement
Oregon · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
Indiana Bans African Americans from Testifying in Court
Indiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1818
Illinois Admitted to the Union as a State
Illinois · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1818
Connecticut Adopts New Constitution
Connecticut · Legislation · Early Republic
1818
Jackson Purchase of Western Kentucky
Kentucky · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
Treaty of St. Mary's Cedes Lenape Indiana Lands
Delaware · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
Illinois Admitted to the Union
Illinois · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1818
Anglo-American Convention sets U.S.-Canada border
Minnesota · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
Illinois Admitted as 21st State
Illinois · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1818
Chickasaw Sell Jackson Purchase to the U.S.
Kentucky · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
Treaty of St. Mary's Acquires Central Indiana Lands
Indiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
Treaty of 1818 Establishes Joint Occupation
Washington · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
Anglo-American Treaty of 1818 Joint Occupation
Oregon · Treaty · Early Republic
1818
St. Louis Academy Established as First Western College
Missouri · Founding · Early Republic
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