The Pike expedition, also known as the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, began in 1806 when United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike led a military expedition to explore the western territories of the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition officially started on July 15, 1806, from St. Louis, Missouri. It concluded on April 30, 1807, after Pike and his men were captured by the Spanish near the Rio Grande in present-day Texas.
Zebulon Pike
Zebulon pike
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After discovering PikeÕs Peak, Zebulon Pike and his men gave up trying to climb the ascent after two days without food. Pike then turned his sights to finding the headwaters of the Red River. While following it, the expedition ended up in Spanish New Mexico and were captured by the Spanish.
Zebulon Pikes second expedition ended in the Louisiana Territory
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Pikes Peak in Colorado is named after the explorer Zebulon Pike. He led the Pike Expedition which discovered the peak.
Pike's expedition followed the mountains south.
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The Zebulon Pike expedition started in St. Louis, Missouri. From there, Pike set out to explore and map the western regions of the Louisiana Purchase, including parts of the present-day Midwest and Southwest United States.
Zebulon Pike met several different Native American tribes while he was on his expedition.
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what transportation did zebulon pike use
1519 to 1532
Zebulon Pike was sent on his expedition by President Thomas Jefferson, who was interested in exploring and mapping the newly acquired western territories of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase.
it when he traveled to and got caught.