In 1805 general James Wilkinson ordered Zebulon Pike to find the source of the Mississippi river. He then ordered he to a second expedition to explore and map the Red River, evaluate natural resources, and establish friendly relations with Native Americans. In 1810 Pikes journals were published as "The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike to Headwaters of the Mississippi River".
that would be Henry schoolcraft
the french explored Mississippi and killed half the indians there
No the American Indians he encoutered received Disease and we're inslaved
West of the Mississippi
forced migration of american indians to land west of the mississippi river
Jesuits
Cherokee Indians are found in Mississippi; and they are sometimes referred to as Mississippi Indians.
it was Randy Putrus
Rivalries between native American nations
Rivalries between Native American nations
Texas and Kansas
Settlement had begun in the Ohio River Valley as well as the Mississippi River Valley. Exploration and rising tensions with American Indians had also begun.