History
Dunbar-Hunter Expedition
The Dunbar-Hunter Expedition was commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore and document the lower regions of the Louisiana Territory.
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7.8 h. Dunbar-Hunter Expedition
Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Dunbar-Hunter Expedition to explore and document the lower regions of the Louisiana Territory.
History
Early Exploration
Before the first colonial settlement in 1682, Spanish and French explorers visited the territory that would become Louisiana.
6.8 a.-b., 6.9 g.-h., 6.10 a.-c. Early Exploration and Colonization
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, several expeditions explored the area that would later become known as Louisiana.
Government, Politics & Law
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville was a Canadian naval officer who, with his brother Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, explored the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1699 and established the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana.
6.10 a.–d. Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, served as governor of Louisiana and founded the city of New Orleans.
Geography
Natchitoches Settlement
The Natchitoches settlement, founded in 1714, is the oldest in the Louisiana Territory.
Government, Politics & Law
Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d’Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d’Iberville, Canadian soldier and explorer, is often described as the founder of the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana.
Government, Politics & Law
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, is perhaps best known for giving the region and ultimately the state its name: Louisiana.
Government, Politics & Law
Sieur de Sauvole
French explorer and commander Sieur de Sauvole served as the acting governor of Louisiana from May 2, 1699, until his death on August 22, 1701.
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