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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
llinois to form a State government, and for the admission of such State; approved......April 18, 1818 First session adjourns......April 20, 1818 At the capture of the Spanish fort of St. Marks, Jackson secures Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert C. Ambrister, and hangs them under sentence of a military court......April 30, 1818 General Jackson takes possession of Pensacola......May 24, 1818 Captures the fortress at Barrancas......May 27, 1818 Centre foundation of the Capitol at Washitate government, and for admission into the Union......Dec. 18, 1818 Committee of five appointed by the Senate to inquire into the course of General Jackson in taking possession of Fort St. Marks and Pensacola, and in executing Arbuthnot and Ambrister......Dec. 18, 1818 Bill introduced for the admission of Missouri......Feb. 13, 1819 Bill introduced to organize the Territory of Arkansas......Feb. 16, 1819 Bill for admission of Missouri taken up by the House......Feb. 16, 1819 Jam
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Florida, (search)
ring privateers on Amelia Island, under the Spanish flag, and led by Gregor McGregor and Louis Aury......Dec. 23, 1817 General Jackson, aided by Creeks under a treaty, attacks the Seminoles in Florida, destroying the Miccosukee and Fowl towns and Fort Marks......1818 General Jackson, the Spanish governor at Pensacola furnishing arms to the hostile Indians and blockading his supplies up the Escambia, marches to Pensacola and captures it......1818 General Jackson hangs Arbuthnot and Ambrister......April 30, 1818 East and west Florida ceded to United States by treaty and purchase, Spain receiving $5,000,000......Feb. 22, 1819 Change of flags at St. Augustine under Governor Coppinger, on the part of Spain, and Col. Robert Butler, of the United States......July 10, 1821 Change of flags at Pensacola, Governor Callava representing Spain, and General Jackson the United States......July 21, 1821 General Jackson appointed governor of Florida on change of flags......1821