This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Ackia, Battle ofThe Battle of Ackia, 26 May 1736, ended the first major expedition of the Chickasaw War (1732–43). It was fought…Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur deJean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville was a high official and then governor of Louisiana, including present Mississippi, during the…ChickasawOf the “Five Civilized Tribes” of the southeastern United States in the early nineteenth century—the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Cherokee, and…Chickasaw WarThe Chickasaw War—sometimes called the Second Chickasaw War to distinguish it from much smaller conflicts in 1723–25 and 1752–53—consisted of…Chickasaw-European RelationsHernando de Soto’s treasure-hunting expedition from mid-December 1540 to mid-June 1541 marked the first direct exposure to Europeans for the…Chickasaw-U.S. RelationsOnce it assumed power over Mississippi in 1798, the United States wasted no time establishing its authority over Chickasaw lands.…Clark, Thomas DionysiusIn 1991 the governor of Kentucky called Tom Clark “Kentucky’s greatest treasure.” Clark’s inspiration to become one of America’s preeminent…French Period, Government in Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–87) was the first European to follow the Mississippi River to its mouth. On 9…Native Americans, Relations with FrenchFrom start to finish (1699–1763), French Louisiana suffered from lack of settlers, persistent shortages of goods for trade, and competition…Red Shoe (Shulush Homa)Shulush Homa/Shulush Humma, called Red Shoe/Red Shoes/Red Sock, was a Choctaw war chief, possibly with some Chitimacha ancestry, who lived…
Ackia, Battle ofThe Battle of Ackia, 26 May 1736, ended the first major expedition of the Chickasaw War (1732–43). It was fought…
Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur deJean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville was a high official and then governor of Louisiana, including present Mississippi, during the…
ChickasawOf the “Five Civilized Tribes” of the southeastern United States in the early nineteenth century—the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Cherokee, and…
Chickasaw WarThe Chickasaw War—sometimes called the Second Chickasaw War to distinguish it from much smaller conflicts in 1723–25 and 1752–53—consisted of…
Chickasaw-European RelationsHernando de Soto’s treasure-hunting expedition from mid-December 1540 to mid-June 1541 marked the first direct exposure to Europeans for the…
Chickasaw-U.S. RelationsOnce it assumed power over Mississippi in 1798, the United States wasted no time establishing its authority over Chickasaw lands.…
Clark, Thomas DionysiusIn 1991 the governor of Kentucky called Tom Clark “Kentucky’s greatest treasure.” Clark’s inspiration to become one of America’s preeminent…
French Period, Government in Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–87) was the first European to follow the Mississippi River to its mouth. On 9…
Native Americans, Relations with FrenchFrom start to finish (1699–1763), French Louisiana suffered from lack of settlers, persistent shortages of goods for trade, and competition…
Red Shoe (Shulush Homa)Shulush Homa/Shulush Humma, called Red Shoe/Red Shoes/Red Sock, was a Choctaw war chief, possibly with some Chitimacha ancestry, who lived…
