Page 122Page 129Hernando de Soto and his men started a

journey near Tampa BayTheir travels would lead them through

several different states before coming to present day Arkansas two years later

Hernando de Soto’s LegacyHis journey was considered a FAILTraveled for 3 yearsLeft no permanent settlements in ArkansasThey helped spread diseasesHe left a legacy of destruction, death, and

disappointment

European Explorers, p. 130130 years after de Soto, Europeans would

come back to ArkansasAt this time

Spanish ruled Mexico, southwest portion of the US, Florida, and parts of the Gulf coast

The French controlled CanadaThe English were creating colonies in Virginia

and New England

The French in ArkansasIn 1673, two Frenchmen in Canada planned a

voyage down the MississippiJacques Marquette

Catholic priest that wanted to convert Indians to the Christian faith

Louis Joliet Fur trapper & trader interested in new ways to

trade

Hoped to find gold or a route to the Indies

The French in ArkansasMarquette & Joliet left with…

2 canoesFive other menFood

The Illinois Indians gave the Frenchmen a calumetLong-stemmed pipe made of red stoneThis would serve as a “passport” for travel

They would have safe travel to ArkansasThey would return to Canada to prepare a

map and a reportTheir journey would inspire another

Frenchman, Robert de La Salle

La SalleGoals

Secure the entire Mississippi Valley for FranceChallenge the Spanish for control of the mouth

of the riverHis lieutenant was Henri de TontiLa Salle would inform the Indians that he

claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley in the name of King Louis XIV of France

La Salle’s PromisePromised the Quapaw that France would

protect them against their enemies (Osage)In return the Quapaw allowed him to place the

seal of France on their landBy their standards, the French owned Arkansas

and all of Louisiana