Settlement of the Mississippi Valley / ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM
- Date
1962
- Main contributors
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ray A. Billington; William F. Deneen; Henry Ford Museum; Indiana Department of Conservation; Ohio Historical Society
- Summary
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The Northwest Territory in 1787; the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 which opened up the Mississippi Valley. Reasons for people moving. Flatboat life on the Mississippi; coming of steamboats; development of manufacturing. Traces the early 1800 settlement of the Mississippi Valley after the Louisiana Territory purchase. Portrays the sturdy, self-sufficient people arriving by flatboats and wagons, clearing the wilderness for farming, and developing permanent communities. Shows the loyalty codes developed by men in claiming their acreages and in bidding for claims at land association auctions. The area craftsmen and tradesmen are seen at work in their shops.
- Publishers
Lane Education Service District; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
- Genres
Educational; Historical
- Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life--Mississippi River Valley; Mississippi River Valley--History
- Locations
Mississippi River Valley; West (U.S.)
- Collection
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
film reel (16 min.) 16 mm
- Notes
Statement of Responsibility
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 10907011; Other: GR00412625; MDPI Barcode: 40000003242361
Access Restrictions
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