On May 1st in US Political History
On May 1st in 1486 Christopher Columbus convinced Queen Isabella to fund expedition to the West Indies.
On May 1st in 1528 The Spanish Narvaez expedition began an inland march to Florida with some 300 men and 40 horses.
On May 1st in 1562 The 1st French colonists in the US, a 5-vessel Huguenot expedition led by Jean Ribault (1520-1565), landed in Florida. He continued north and established a colony named Charlesfort at Parris Island, SC.
On May 1st in 1805 The state of Virginia passed a law requiring all freed slaves to leave the state, or risk either imprisonment or deportation.
On May 1st in 1863 The beginning of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., in the East and the Battle Port Gibson in the west. The new Union commander, ‘Fighting Joe’ Hooker, planned to encircle Robert E. Lee at the Virginia crossroads hamlet of Chancellorsville.
On May 1st in 1877 President Hayes ordered the withdrawal all Federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction.
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On May 1st in 1805 The state of Virginia passed a law requiring all freed slaves to leave the state, or risk either imprisonment or deportation.
On May 1st in 1863 The beginning of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., in the East and the Battle Port Gibson in the west. The new Union commander, ‘Fighting Joe’ Hooker, planned to encircle Robert E. Lee at the Virginia crossroads hamlet of Chancellorsville.
On May 1st in 1877 President Hayes ordered the withdrawal all Federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction.
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