Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River

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The Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River was an early 19th-century U.S. exploratory mission led by Zebulon Pike to locate the river’s source and assess the northern Louisiana Purchase region.

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instanceOf United States military expedition
exploratory expedition
alsoKnownAs Pike’s 1805–1806 Mississippi expedition
Pike’s first expedition
commandStructure United States Army
commissionedBy United States Army
country United States
departureLocation Fort Bellefontaine
near St. Louis, Missouri
destination headwaters of the Mississippi River
documentedIn journals of Zebulon Pike
endDate 1806-04-20
hasCommanderRank Lieutenant
hasParticipant U.S. Army soldiers
Zebulon Pike
historicalContext followed the Lewis and Clark Expedition in time
impact contributed to U.S. knowledge of the upper Mississippi Valley
supported U.S. claims in the northern Louisiana Purchase
interactedWith Dakota (Sioux) people
linked to: Sioux people

Ojibwe people
linked to: White Earth Ojibwe
leader Zebulon Pike
location present-day Minnesota
upper Midwest of the United States
militaryBranch U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
mistakenIdentification Cass Lake as the source of the Mississippi River
linked to: Lake Itasca

Leech Lake as the source of the Mississippi River
namedAfter Zebulon Pike
notableEvent treaty negotiations with Native American groups
winter encampment near Leech Lake
orderedBy James Wilkinson
partOf exploration of the Louisiana Purchase
purpose to assess Native American relations in the region
to evaluate British influence in the upper Mississippi region
to explore the northern portion of the Louisiana Purchase
to gather geographic information
to locate the source of the Mississippi River
regionExplored northern Louisiana Purchase
upper Mississippi River
linked to: Mississippi River
relatedWork Pike expedition to the American Southwest
result collected information on Native American tribes
produced maps of the upper Mississippi region
reported on British trading presence in the region
startDate 1805-08-09
timePeriod early 19th century
usedTransport boats
on foot
sleds

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Zebulon Pike notableWork Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River
Zebulon Pike notableWork Pike expedition to the American Southwest
linked to: Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River
Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River alsoKnownAs Pike’s 1805–1806 Mississippi expedition
linked to: Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River
Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River relatedWork Pike expedition to the American Southwest
linked to: Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River