History: The first people to come to Nevada date back to over 14,000 years ago. The Washoe and Western Shoshone tribes were living in the area prior to European exploration. By 1519, the area had been claimed for Spain; then controlled by Mexico following independence from Spain in 1821. At the end of the Mexican-American […]
History: Native Americans have been in Vermont for at least 12,000 years, and developed into the Abenaki, Mohawk, and Pennacook tribes. French explorer Jacques Cartier visited in 1535 and claimed the area for France. However, it was lost to Great Britain after the French and Indian War in 1763. American settlers later declared the area […]
History: After Native Americans arrived in Montana thousands of years ago, they grew into the Crow, Cheyenne, Blackfeet, Assiniboine, Kootenai, and Salish tribes. The eastern part of Montana was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. For decades after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, American, British, and French traders fur traders explored the area, typically […]
History: Native Americans inhabited and settled in Missouri about 12,000 years ago. A complex Mississippian culture built cities with large earthen mounds. The first European arrivals were French Canadians, who created the first settlement at Ste. Genevieve in 1740. Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory claimed by France. In 1803 it was sold to […]
History: Native Americans are believed to have arrived in Virginia about 12,000 years ago. By 5000 years ago, they had settled and started farming, eventually leading to the Siouan, Iroquoian, and Powhatan tribes. After initial exploration by the Spanish and English, Queen Elizabeth I granted a royal charter for an English settlement in the New […]
History: Native American tribes, such as the Chickasaw and Choctaw, are descendants of the Woodland and Mississippian culture that inhabited Mississippi. Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer, passed through in 1540. French colonists established the first European settlement at Fort Maurepas, near Ocean Springs today, on the Gulf Coast. Throughout the 18th century, the area […]
History: Minnesota was inhabited by various indigenous peoples for thousands of years before European arrived. French explorers came, along with missionaries and fur traders, in the 1600s. Most of western Minnesota became part of the Louisiana Territory, owned first by Spain then by France. The eastern part of Minnesota was ceded to the U.S. after […]
History: Prior to European exploration, Michigan was inhabited by the Algonquian Native Americans. There were three nations, made up of the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, three groups that co-existed peacefully as the “The Council of Three Fires”. Michigan was first explored by the Etienne Bruie expedition in 1622, and claimed for France. Jacques Marquette founded […]
History: Native American tribes of the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Nipmuc, Pocomtuc, Mahican, and Massachusetts inhabited the area of Massachusetts. The Pilgrims (first English settlers) arrived in 1620 at Plymouth on the ship ‘Mayflower’. Massachusetts was the second of the original 13 English colonies. The “First Thanksgiving” was celebrated by the Pilgrims with the Indians after their […]
History: Native Americans reached the Washington area more than 10,000 years ago. The coastal tribes are well-known for their totem poles, ornate masks, and elaborately carved canoes. The first European visitor was Spaniard Don Bruno de Heceta in 1775. British explorers James Cook sailed by in 1778 and George Vancouver in 1792. Spain gave up […]
