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Period: 1540 to
Spain claims the land that is now Nebraska
This happed when Francisco de Coronado came to Nebraska and claimed it for Spain. This claim ended when Villasur went to Nebraska to try and stop the french from their fur trading. -
1541
Coronado’s Expedition
He was a Spanish Explore who was looking for cities of gold around the mid west. -
Jacques Maerqette’s Expedition
Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader went to the unsettled North America to explore. -
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France claims the land that is now Nebraska
This started when the french destroyed the Spanish in a battle. -
Etienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont comes to Nebraska
An explorer with a long name reached the mouth of platt and he ended up naming it Nebraskier River. -
Villasur’s Expedition
The Villasur expedition of 1720 was a Spanish military expedition intended to check on the french and how they were growing. The expedition ended badly with Villasur being scalped and killed. -
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The Spanish claims Nebraska 2nd time
This started when the french lost the 7 year war. -
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France claims Nebraska for the second time
This happened with the Treaty of Aranjuez that gave France control of the Great Plains. -
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America buys Nebraska
This happened when the U.S. decided they need more land so they bought the Louisiana Purchase. -
Lewis and Clark’s Expedition
The Lewis and Clark’s Expedition was an expedition in the U.S to find a water rout across the U.S. -
Zebulon Pike’s Expedition
It was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson and authorized by the United States government to explore the south and west of the Louisiana Purchase. -
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Nebraska Is a state
They are now a certified state.