Mississippi Explorers

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Mississippi Explorers
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Hernando De Soto
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Hernando De Soto

• Spanish
• Came to North America in search of gold and
  silver
• Brought 600 soldiers with him and introduced hogs
  and horses to North America.

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.Hernando De Soto

• Received supplies and guides by holding Native
  American chiefs hostage.
• He never discovered gold or silver but is
  credited with discovering the Mississippi River.
• Brought many diseases that killed mass amounts of
  Native Americans.

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Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette
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Jolliet and Marquette

• French
• Initially looking for a water route to the
  Pacific Ocean.
• Sailed down the Mississippi River, discovered
  that it flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, and
  turned around.

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Robert de La Salle and Henri de Tonti
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LaSalle and Tonti

• French
• Sailed down the Mississippi River and claimed the
  region for France
• Visited the Natchez Indians in Vicksburg and
  sailed on to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Iberville( Pierre le Moyne)
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Iberville

• French
• Built Fort Maurepas on the present site of Ocean
  Springs. This was the first permanent European
  settlement in Mississippi.

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Bienville(Jean-Baptiste le Moyne)
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Bienville

• French
• Established New Orleans in 1718.
• Built Fort Rosalie at the present site of Natchez.

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Relationship Between Europeans and Native
Americans
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..Native Americans and Europeans

• The French and Indian War was fought between
  France and Great Britain to see who would gain
  control of the Ohio and Mississippi River
  Valleys.

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..Native American and Europeans

• The Choctaw sided with the French and the
  Natchez, Chickasaw, and Creek sided with the
  English. (British)

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..Native Americans and Europeans

• The French lost the war and the Treaty of 1763
  forced France to give up all of its territory
  east of the Mississippi River, except New
  Orleans, to Great Britain.

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..Native Americans and Europeans

• The Natchez District remained under Spanish rule,
  and it flourished with its population tripling
  within 3 years.

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Statehood

• As the population increased, so did the demand
  for statehood.
• The governor of the Mississippi territory was
  Winthrop Sargent.

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Statehood

• The Mississippi territory was divided into two
  states Mississippi and Alabama

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Statehood

• Mississippi became the 20th state on December 10,
  1817.

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Statehood

• David Holmes became the first governor of the
  state of Mississippi.