1501

Spanish sailors are instructed in the Reales cedulas con Hojeda, claim lands for the Spanish monarchy

1606

First Virginia charter granted by King James I of England

1702

Queen Anne's War ending the Spanish presence along the coast of Georgia

1756

1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.

1775

1775 - 1783 - The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washingtonled the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence)

1776

July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence

1778

July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces

1783

September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain

1800's

Conflict erupts between settlers and Native Indians throughout the 1800's

1805

Explored by the Lewis and Clark expedition - Info - Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770- 1838)

1809

Great Britain opens the first trading post in Idaho

1812

1812 - 1815: The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence

1813

John Reid starts a fur trading post

1814

Bannock Indians wipe out the fur trading post

1818

Treaty of joint occupancy between Great Britain and the United States leaves Oregon country (including Idaho) open to citizens of both nations.

1846

Idaho becomes part of the United States

1852

Gold discovered by French Canadians

1861

1861 - 1865: The American Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War.

1865

The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy

1865

1865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery

1870

Caribou gold rush in south-east Idaho

1878

Bannock Indian War

1879

Native Indians surrender on September 1

1890

Statehood - The Date that Idaho was admitted to the Union - July 3, 1890. Constitution - Idaho was the 43rd State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Esto perpetua (Let it be perpetual) " the State Motto is translated as " It is forever ".

1898

1898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.

Idaho Timeline

Origin of the State name - Idaho is an invented word supposedly meaning the "gem of the mountains". George M. Willing, a mining lobbyist, suggested the 'Shoshone Indian word' of 'Idaho' meaning "Gem of the Mountains. Although Congress eventually became aware that the name was made up by this time the name had been adopted by popular consent.

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