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Feb 23, 1540
Coronado's expedition
He went to North America to explore and look for cities of gold, which he never found. He didn't go farther North then Kansas. -
Period: 1541 to
Spain claims Nebraska for the first time
When Coronado explored North America he claimed the Mississippi and all of the rivers flowing into it. They lost it after the Villasur's expedition -
Jacques Marquette's expedition
He went down the Mississippi and made a map of the area. -
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France first claims Nebraska
They claimed it along with Spain. They lost all of their land after they lost the 7 years war. -
Etienne Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont comes to Nebraska
He was the first European explorer to go to Nebraska. He made a fur trading outpost on the mouth of the Platte river. -
Villasur's expedition
He was sent to check on some rumors of French traders being on Spanish land. He ended up getting killed by the local tribes because they were on the French's side -
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Spain claims Nebraska again
France lost the 7 years war but France secretly gave the land to Spain instead of England. -
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France gets Nebraska again
Spain traded their land in North America to France for land closer to Spain. Then France sold the land to the United States because he thought they might take it and he wouldn't get any money and he needed the money for wars. -
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The United States buys Nebraska
The United states buys the Louisiana Purchase which included Nebraska. The Louisiana Purchase cost $15 million. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
He was sent to establish a Northwest passage and to bring back info about the new land. He never found a Northwest passage but he did get a lot of info about the land -
Zebulon Pike's expedition
He was sent to gain info about the western Spanish. He said Nebraska was like the deserts of Africa. -
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The United States makes Nebraska a state
The United States finally made Nebraska a state. 64 years after they first acquired the land.