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1492
Spain claims the land that is now Nebraska (This happened multiple times)
Spain claimed the New World in 1492. -
Sep 25, 1554
Coronado’s Expedition
His expedition marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado river and other land marks. Looking for Seven Golden Cities of Cibola for wealth which they never found. -
Jacques Marquette’s Expedition
Traveled down the Mississippi River and reported the most accurate data. Explore the unsettled territory in North America from the Great Lakes region to the Gulf of Mexico for the colonial power of France. -
France claims the land that is now Nebraska (This happened multiple times)
France claimed Nebraska in 1682. -
Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont comes to Nebraska
When he reached the mouth of the Platte River, he named it "Nebraskier River." He also was the first to map the Missouri River. He was a soldier, trader and explorer. -
Villasur’s Expedition
This took place 300 years ago. They wanted to protect rights to Nebraska. Alterations between Native tribes and European forces occurred in Nebraska around Columbus by the Loup River and Platte River. -
Lewis and Clark’s Expedition
Lewis and Clark set out to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. They wanted Indians tribes to become trading partners with the U.S. -
Zebulon Pike’s Expedition
Pikes Peak in the Colorado foot hills of the Rocky mountains was names after Zebulon Pike. The Expedition was to find the Source of Mississippi River. -
The United States claims the land that is now Nebraska
Nebraska became a US territory in 1854