1807                 Documents in Year 1808                      1809

Links of Interest:

  • Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President

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    (1801-1809)

  • Westward Expansion / American Frontier:

    • "In 1808 Tecumseh establishes the Pan-Indian headquarters and names it Prophetstown after his brother. Over 3,000 Native Americans from different tribes live in Prophetstown."

    Source:

    The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen

    "This 2018 four-episode, high-quality documentary offered on Amazon Prime or the History Channel is well worth watching. The episode titled "Never Surrender" covers the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Shawnee Tecumseh's fight against American settlers." See 1810

  • Fur Trade

    • "In 1808... Mr. Henry of the Missouri Company" was "the first American who trapped upon the head-waters of the Columbia" river (Irving 29). Go to 1822. Source: Irving, Washington. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville. G.P. Putnam and Son, New York, 1868. Originally published in 1837.

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