European American Explorers Timeline

By Teagan Rasmussen
  • Period: 1540 to

    Spain claims NE 1st time

    Villasur lost the battle to France and Coronado claimed the land.
  • Coronado’s Expedition
    Apr 23, 1541

    Coronado’s Expedition

    An expeditions to find the seven gold cites. It was led by Fray Marcos. The expedition was not successful.
  • Jacques Maerqette’s Expedition

    Jacques Maerqette’s Expedition

    Jacques Marquette who was a fur trader led an expedition. The expedition was to explore unsettled territory in north America, great lakes and gulf of Mexico.
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    France claims NE 1st time

    A guy named Calvier claimed Nebraska for France. France later lost it during the seven year war.
  • Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont comes to Nebraska

    Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont comes to Nebraska

    An explorer from France explored and documented the Missouri and platte river. He also encountered and established trading with tribes around that area.
  • Villasur’s Expedition

    Villasur’s Expedition

    A man named Villasur led some Spanish men to Nebraska to see what the french where up to and got killed by Indians.
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    Spain claims NE 2nd time

    Spain got control of Nebraska during the seven year war and then later lost it to Napoleon.
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    France claims NE 2nd time

    Napoleon got Nebraska back for France and then they later sold it to the USA.
  • USA buys NE/Louisiana Purchase

    USA buys NE/Louisiana Purchase

    The USA gets the Nebraska though the Louisiana Purchase.
  • Lewis and Clark’s Expedition

    Lewis and Clark’s Expedition

    Lewis and clark explore the Louisiana purchase.
  • Zebulon Pike’s Expedition

    Zebulon Pike’s Expedition

    The untied states sent a military to explore the west and south part of the Louisiana Purchase.