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Period: 1540 to
spain claim NE for the first time
Spain claims the new land because they claimed the Mississippi and all rivers that flow from it, -
Feb 23, 1540
coronado's expedition
He went as far north as Kansas looking for cities of gold. He didn't find them. alone the was trying to spread christianity. -
Jacques Marqette's
he had started a fur trading industry and he had searched most of Arkansas. -
veniard expedition
April 1679 Veniard had started his expedition exploring the newly discovered lands. -
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France claims NE for the first time
they claim the new land without ever stepping foot on it -
Villasur's expedition
Villasur had gone to NE to stop fur and gun trade between the indians and the french. -
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spain claims the land the 2nd time
france had lost the 7 year war and they got their land taken away. -
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France claims the land for the second time
France takes the land back in another war between the two. -
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America buys the land and later forms NE.
this land was sold to support the Nepoliatic war the France were in. -
Lewis and Clarks expedition of the U.S.
Lewis and clark were meant to explore the newly bought land. they were also assigned to search for a water way across the u.s. for trades across the vast area of land. -
Zebulon Pike's expedition
Zebulon Pike's expedition was for him to explore the south west of america. in that he was to search for the source of the Mississippi river, and he had gone into now days colorado.