Sauvolle had been appointed by the King governor of Louisiana; Bienville, lieutenant-governor; and Boisbriant, commander of the fort at Biloxi, with
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French Establishes First Colony Near Mississippi
A few huts having been erected round the fort, the settlers began to clear the land, in order to bring it into cultivation.Continuing First French
First French Colony in the Louisiana Area
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: French Arrive at Mouth of Mississippi River.IntroductionNothing in
Advantages of the Alaskan Purchase
Today's installment concludes The Alaska Purchase,our selection from Charles Sumner's Speech to the Senate During the Alaskan Treaty Ratification
Treaty for the Alaskan Purchase
Dispatches between Seward and the Russian Ambassador an then discussion of the treaty itself.Continuing The Alaska Purchase,our selection from
California Seeks Trading Rights in Russian Alaska
Obviously something like a crisis was at hand with regard to these possessions. The existing government was not adequate.Continuing The Alaska
When Russia Decided to Sell Alaska
I have heard that it was as long ago as the administration of President Polk. It is within my knowledge that the Russian Government was sounded on the
Russia Takes Ownership of Alaska
The coast of British Columbia, next below, was discovered by George Vancouver, in 1790, and that of Oregon, still farther down, by Robert Gray, who,
Russians Discover Alaska
In his voyage Bering was struck by the absence of such great and high waves as in other places are common to the open sea, and he observed fir-trees