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He went as far north as Kansas looking for cities of gold. He didn't find them.
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Explore unsettled territory in North America from the Great Lakes region to the Gulf of Mexico for the colonial power of France.
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Spain claimed the land of Nebraska at the same time as France so their borders over lapped.
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He reached the platte river and named it he "Nebraskier River," using an Oto word that means "flat water."
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France and Spain go to war which gave France the land.
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He went to stop French fur trade in present day Columbus. Pawnees and oto tribe attacked their camp. The fight lasted only a few minutes ending with 35 Spainards dead, including Villasur.
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France and Spain went to war and France lost the 7 year war so the land was back to Spain.
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The French military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, took the land back from Spain. Napoleon found it hard to control that land.
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Napoleon found it hard to control that land while also fighting in wars over in Europe, so he sold the land for 15 million dollars to the United States.
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Lewis and Clark wanted to find a North Western passage, a passage that would allow water to go through the mountains in the north west, though they didn't find it.
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He was sent to explore the American Southwest.