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1. • • Near the mouth of the Arkansas River, the Frenchmen encountered the Quapaw, whom they called the Arkansas, and named the river and the region after the tribe.
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   When was Arkansas first discovered?

   • The region that became Arkansas was unknown to Europeans until the 1540s. Fifty years after Christopher Columbus landed in the western hemisphere, the European exploration of Arkansas began. The first settlement was not founded for another 140 years, and the first permanent settlement forty years after that.

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   How did Arkansas get its name?

   • Like many aboriginal names, Arkansas was spelled and pronounced many different ways for at least two centuries, mostly by the French who controlled the Mississippi River until 1803. They wrote “Arkansoa,” “Akamsea,” “Arkancas,” and “Akanscas,” among others.

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   What does 'Arkansas' mean?

   • What does "Arkansas" mean? According to Arkansas Secretary of State's website, the name "Arkansas" originates with the native American Quapaw tribe "by way of early French explorers. The explorers met a group of Native Americans known as the Ugakhpah (which means "people who live downstream").

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   How long did it take to colonize Arkansas?

   • Fifty years after Christopher Columbus landed in the western hemisphere, the European exploration of Arkansas began. The first settlement was not founded for another 140 years, and the first permanent settlement forty years after that. Throughout the colonial era, Arkansas underwent dramatic demographic changes.

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   When did North Carolina become a state?

   • North Carolina became a royal colony in 1729 when the proprietors sold their interests to the Crown. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States, retaining its name in honor of the English king. Origin of North Dakota ’s state name is from the Dakota Sioux Native American tribe.

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   When did Arkansas become a part of the United States?

   • Arkansas once again peacefully changed governments and was now a part of the young republic. On March 10, 1804, Captain George Carmichael accepted the transfer of Campo de la Esperanza to the United States. Thirteen days later, Lieutenant James Many officially took possession of Arkansas Post for the United States.

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3. mountainstormpress.com › states › arkansasU.S. State Names: The story of how Arkansas was named

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   U.S. State Names. The story (not just the dictionary definition) of where the name Arkansas comes from, how it came to label the state, and who got to decide.

4. www.sos.arkansas.gov › education › arkansas-historyHow Did Arkansas Get its Name

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   Sep 4, 2023 · How Did Arkansas Get its Name. Jacques Marquette, addressing the Quapaw Indians in Arkansas in June 1673, while fellow explorer Louis Joliet looks on; taken from John Hugh Reynolds’s Makers of Arkansas History.

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   aka: John Law's Colonyaka: Mississippi Bubble. John Law’s concession was established in August 1721 and was located at Little Prairie, just over twenty-six miles from the mouth of the Arkansas River, in present-day Arkansas County. The colony was located near the Quapaw city of Kappa.

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   According to Arkansas Secretary of State's website, the name "Arkansas" originates with the native American Quapaw tribe "by way of early French explorers. The explorers met a group of Native Americans known as the Ugakhpah (which means "people who live downstream").

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   North Carolina became a royal colony in 1729 when the proprietors sold their interests to the Crown. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States, retaining its name in honor of the English king.

8. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › northNorth Carolina Colony, Facts, History, APUSH, 13 Colonies

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   Feb 5, 2024 · The significance of North Carolina Colony for APUSH is primarily its connections to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, and the growth and development of Virginia and South Carolina. North Carolina rose to prominence as a producer of Naval Stores and a haven for Quakers and Highland Scots.