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  1. Arkansas ‑ Hot Springs, Colonization & Little Rock

    • The area now known as Arkansas (Illini for “People of the South Wind”) was inhabited by Paleo-Indians as long as 14,000 years ago. Thousands of years later, tribes, including the Quapaw, Osage and C… See more

    Early European Exploration in Arkansas

    In 1541, Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando De Soto led the first European expedition to present-day Arkansas. More than a century later, in 1682, French explorer Re… See more

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    Statehood and The Civil War

    Arkansas became a U.S. territory in 1819 and achieved statehood on June 15, 1836, becoming … See more

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    The Civil Rights Movement in Arkansas

    Civil rights struggles in the state continued well after the 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865. The Separate Coach Law of 1891, mandating separate rail coaches for Black and white tr… See more

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    Arkansas' Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth

    Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, Arkansas experienced economic growth driven by agriculture, including rice, poultry and soybeans, as well as cotton, timber, railr… See more

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    Arkansas History Timeline, sos.arkansas.gov Arkansas Post, nps.gov The Little Rock Nine, nps.gov Native American History in Arkansas, arkansas.c… See more

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