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Washington State History Timeline 1 - Timeline Help
Washington State History Timeline 1 of 6 from 40 mln BCE - 1790 at Timeline Help.
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-2,290 BCE
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| The Cascade Mountains are formed.
Flood waters and vulcano lava create Washington.
People of the Clovis Culture.
Eruption of Mount Mazama.
Spain claims the Pacific Northwest region.
Sir Francis Drake claims the Washington coast area for England.
Juan de Fuca discovers the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Russian explorers trade with native peoples on the Alaskan islands.
The French and Indian War over land. England gets the French eastern territory near the Mississippi River, and the Spanish Florida region in return for the Cuban Island.
Spanish Juan Perez explores the Northwest Coast and the Olympic Mountains
Spanish Bruno de Hezeta claims the Washington coast for Spain.
July 4 The United States of America Declaration of Independence.
British James Cook explores the Northwest Coast. On July 10 France declares war against England.
The Treaty of Paris is signed ending British power.
George Washington first president of the United States.
The Spanish Nootka Concession. Spain founds the first European settlement at Neah Bay. The Columbia River is named by Robert Gray. The Puget Sound and Columbia River area up to Point Vancouver are mapped by British George Vancouver and William Broughton.
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| Bibliography of the Washington State History Timeline Marsh, C (1996). Surprising Secrets About Our State's Founding Mothers and Fathers. Carole Marsh Washington Books.
Somerset Publishers (1996). Washington Biographical Dictionary. People of All Times and Places Who Have Been Important to the History and Life of the State.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Synod of Washington (2009). History of the Synod of Washington of the Presbyterian Church in the USA, 1835 - 1909.
Society of the American Revolution (1924). History and Register The Washington State Society Daughters of the American Revolution. |
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