Colonial America
Early Republic Events in Louisiana
25 events — 1492 to early statehood
1791
Saint-Domingue Slave Rebellion Spurs Louisiana Immigration
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1800
France Regains Louisiana by Treaty
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1800
Napoleon Reacquires Louisiana from Spain
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1800
France Reacquires Louisiana via Treaty of San Ildefonso
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1802
Spain Revokes Right of Deposit at New Orleans
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1803
Talleyrand Offers Sale of Entire Louisiana Territory
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1803
Transfer Ceremony and U.S. Possession of New Orleans
Louisiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1803
U.S. Senate Ratifies Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase Agreement Concluded
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase from France
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1803
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana · Transition Of Power · 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
1805
District of Louisiana Becomes Louisiana Territory
Louisiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1805
Jefferson Appoints Wilkinson as First Territorial Governor
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1810
Republic of West Florida Annexed by the U.S.
Louisiana · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1811
German Coast Uprising Slave Revolt
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1812
Louisiana Admitted to the Union
Louisiana · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1812
Louisiana Admitted as 18th State
Louisiana · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1812
Battle of New Orleans
Louisiana · Battle · Early Republic
1812
Louisiana Territory Renamed Missouri Territory
Louisiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1812
Louisiana Admitted as Eighteenth U.S. State
Louisiana · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1819
Adams-Onís Treaty Settles Louisiana-Texas Border
Louisiana · Treaty · Early Republic
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