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Period: 1540 to
Spain claims Nebraska for the first time
This is when Coronado came to Nebraska and claimed it for Spain. This claim ended when Villasur went to Nebraska in an attempt to stop the French from trading on their land and got killed. -
Feb 23, 1540
Coronado's expedition
Francisco de Coronado went on this expedition because he was looking for cities of gold and riches. -
Jacques Marquette’s Expedition
Jacques Marquette, a fur trader, took an expedition to explore the unsettled territory, he was the first guy to describe the Mississippi river. -
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France claims Nebraska for the first time
France claimed it in 1682. France lost the Seven Year War, so they gave up the land to Spain. -
Villasur's Expedition
He went on this expedition to check New France's influence on the great plains and see what was going on. This failed because the pawnee and Oto tribe killed him and his men. -
Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont comes to Nebraska
He came to Nebraska and reached the mouth of the Platte. He named it the Nebraska River, using an Oto word that means flat water. -
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Spain claims Nebraska for the second time
This is when Spain wins the Seven Years War, so the French gave it up to them. Then later Napoleon comes to claim it back. -
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France claims Nebraska for a second time
This happens when France gains control of the Great Plains. Later on though, Napoleon sold it to America in the Louisiana Purchase because he was scared that they would win the land anyway and he wouldn't gain anything off of it. -
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America buys Nebraska
The US decided that they needed more territory, so they decided to buy the Louisiana Purchase from France. France needed money, so the US bought the land for $15 million. The US started to explore their land and get an understanding for what they just bought. -
Lewis and clark's expedition
Lewis and Clark led an expedition to find out about the US's new land. They were looking for a water route across the US and they wanted to learn about the land and people. -
Zebulon pike's expedition
The Pike Expedition was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the south and west of the recent Louisiana Purchase. He found pikes peak, which is named after him. -
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United States adds Nebraska to the union
This is when the USA finally lets Nebraska into the union as a state.