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Native Missouri

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Missouria Siouan language tribal name meaning "people of the big canoe"
breechcloth buckskin held up by a belt that covered the genitals and buttocks areas of native men
moccasins native footwear
scalplock hairstyle common of native tribes of Missouri; shaven head with a singular lock of hair at the back of the head
tipis portable housing made of a wooden pole frame and animal hide; common of the plains tribes
wattle and daub sedentary housing made of a wooden frame, plaster walls, and thatched roof; common of southeastern tribes
travois a simple wooden frame used for overland transportation; first drug by dogs then later horses
conquistador a Spanish military explorer
Hernando de Soto Spanish conquistador who led an expedition into the southern and central United States
Louis Joliet French Canadian trader and explorer who with Jacques Marquette was one of the first Europeans to travel the Mississippi River
Jacques Marquette French Catholic priest who with Louis Joliet was one of the first Europeans to explore the Mississippi River
De La Salle French nobleman who explored the Mississippi River
smallpox a contagious disease that wiped out many native populations
De Bourgmont French trader who explored present day Missouri and established Fort Orleans
Fort Orleans French trade headquarters of De Bourgmont on the Missouri River
French and Indian War war between the English and French that strained relations between the French and native populations; English victory and French lost their land holdings in North America
Louisiana Purchase 1803 land purchase in which Americans bought the present day central United States from France
Meriwether Lewis American explorer who with William Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase
William Clark American explorer who with Meriwether Lewis explored the Louisiana Purchase
Fort Osage American military outpost on the Missouri River established by William Clark; site where the Osage signed most of their land away through treaties with the Americans
Andrew Jackson American president elected in 1828; known as the "Indian Killer" and his removal of native tribes from their homelands
Indian Removal Act 1830 act that moved native tribes west of the Mississippi River, most notably the Cherokee
Trail of Tears a forced march of the Cherokee from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma
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