Historical Events Oklahoma 1500’s 1540 Spanish explorer, Spanish Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) explores the area in search of gold 1541 The Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1510-1554) explores Oklahoma 1700’s 1700’s Many different tribes from the great Indian Nations were forced to move from their homelands and were granted land in Oklahoma 1719 French Explorer, Soldier and Trader Jean Baptiste Bernard de La Harpe (1683 - 1765) ex- plores Oklahoma 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, ex- cept New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba. 1763 French possessions west of the Mississippi River, then known as the Province of Louisiana, were transferred to Spain 1775 1775 - 1783 - The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Rev- olution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washington led 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 Ameri- can revolutionary forces 1783 September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain 1803 Oklahoma was claimed by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase 1803 The Louisiana Purchase - In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State, James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land 1804 Lewis and Clark expeditions to Oklahoma - Info - Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770- 1838) 1804 Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike (1779-1813), a native of New Jersey, explores Oklahoma 1812 1812 - 1815 - The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America’s Independence 1817 Fort Smith, a military post, was established at the mouth of the Poteau River, on the east- ern border of Oklahoma 1836 1836 - 1837 - The Second Creek War (Seminole War) 1832 1832-1839 - Removal of the Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creek Indians, known as the “Five Civilized Tribes”, to Indian Territory in Oklahoma 1861 1861 - 1865: The American 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 Se- cession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Geor- gia, 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 1865 The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 1889 Unassigned Lands were offered to settlers through a series of horse races - many people arrived early for Land Opening / Land Run and these were nicknamed the ‘Sooners’ 1898 1898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines. 1907 Statehood - The Date that Oklahoma was admitted to the Union - November 16, 1907. Constitution - Oklahoma was the 46th State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - “ Labor omnia vincit “ the State Motto is translated as “ Labor Conquers all things”. National Parks Oklahoma Chickasaw, Sulphur, OK National Recreation Area Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR, OK National Historic Site Oklahoma CIty, Oklahoma CIty, OK National Memorial Santa Fe, CO, KS, MO, OK National Historic Trail Trail Of Tears, AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN National Historic Trail Washita Battlefiels, Cheyenne, OK National Historic Site State Parks Oklahoma Northest Region Bernice State Park Cherokee Landing State Park Feyodi Creek Park Greenleaf Lake State Park Keystone State Park Lake Eucha State Park Lake Heyburn State Park Little Blue-Disney State Park Okmulgee State Park Osage Hills State Park Rocky Ford State Park Swquoyah National Wildlife Refuge Swquoyah State Park Snowdale State Park Spavinaw State Park Twin Bridges State Park Will Rogers State Park Western Region Alabaster Caverns State Park Altus-Lugert State Wildlife Management Area Bolling Springs State Park Bryon State Fish Hatchery Ellis County State Wildlife Management Area Fort Cobb State Park Fort Sill National Historic Site Foss State Park Great Plains State Park Great Salt Plains State Park James Autur Manning State Fish Hatchery Quartz Mountain State Park Red Rock Canyon State Park Roman Nose State Park Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Wachita Mountains National WIldlife Refuge Headquarters Central Region Little River State Park Southeast Region Arrowhead State Park Beavers Bend State Park Chickasaw National Recreation Area Fountainhead State Park Hochatown State Park Holdenville State Fish Hatchery Lake Murry State Park Lake Texoma State Park Little River National Wildlife Area Pine Creek State Park Raymond Gary State Park Robbers Cave State Park Runestone State Park Talimena State Park Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge Winding Lake State Park National Historic Sites and Buildings Oklahoma The Bizzell Library at the University of Oklahoma in Norman Boley Historic District is in Boley Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Tulsa Camp Nichols, in Cimarron County near Wheeless The Cherokee National Capitol in Tahlequah The Creek National Capitol in Okmulgee Deer Creek Site, in the Newkirk vicinity The E. W. Marland Mansion in Ponca City Fort Gibson at Fort Gibson Fort Sill, in Comanche County Fort Washita, in the Durant vicinity The George M. Murrell House, Cherokee County The Guthrie Historic District in Guthrie Honey Springs Battlefield, near Rentiesville McLemore Archaeological Site, near Colony The 101 Ranch, Ponca City vicinity Platt National Park Historic District, near Sulphur Price Tower, a nineteen-story, multiuse building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Bartlesville Sequoyah’s Cabin, Sequoyah County Stamper Archaeological Site, Optima vicinity The Washita Battlefield, Cheyenne vicinity Wheelock Academy, in the Millerton vicinity Lakes and Rivers Oklahoma Lakes Great Salt Plains Lake Lake Texoma Hulah Lake Eufaula Lake Arcadia Lake Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees Konawa Reservior Broken Bow Lake Shawnee Twin Lake No 1 Tenkiller Ferry Lake Fuqua Lake Keystone Lake Lake McMurty Oologah Lake BIrch Lake Robert S. Kerr Reservoir Bluestem Lake Foss Reservoir Dripping Springs Lake Kaw Lake Bellcow Lake Fort Gibson Lake Lake Overholser Skiatook Lake Greenleaf Lake Sardis Lake Lake Pomca Waurika Lake Okmulgee Lake Markham Ferry Reservoir (Lake Hudson) Wes Watkims Reservior Webbers Falls Lake Fort Supply Lake Hugo Lake Lake McAlester Lake Murray Lake R. C. Longmire Sooner Lake Okemah Lake Lake Altus-Lugert Elmer Thomas Lake Atoka Lake Lake Humphreys Lake Thunderbird Lake Cickasha McGee Creek Reservoir 1 Holdenville Lake Canton Lake Tom Steed Reservoir - Rivers Lake Ellsworth Lake Stanley Draper Arkansas River Fort Cobb Reservoir Baron Fork Lake Eucha Beaver River Lake Hefner Blue River Lake of the Arbuckles Canadian River Wister Lake Caney River Lake Carl Blackwell Chikaskia River Lake Lawtonka Cimarron River Pine Creek Lake Deep Fork River Lake W. R. Holway Elk River Copan Lake Elm Fork Red River Lake Spavinaw Fourche Maline Glover River Grand River (the lower course of the Neosho River) Illinois River Island Bayou James Fork Kiamichi River Little River (Oklahoma), tributary of Canadian River Little River (Red River tributary) Medicine Lodge River Mountain Fork Neosho River North Canadian River North Fork Red River Poteau River Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River Red River Salt Fork Arkansas River Salt Fork Red River Spring River Verdigris River Washita River Historical People Troy AikmaToby Johnny Bench Will Rogers Garth Brooks Blake Shelton Jeremy Castle Maria Tallchief L. Gordon Cooper Jr. James Francis “Jim” Thorpe John Hope Franklin James Garner Vince Gill Woody Guthrie Paul Harvey Toby Keith Jeane Kirkpatrick Micky Mantle Reba Neil McEntire Chuck Norris Patti Page Brad Pitt Alice Mary Robinson .