1962

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ray A. Billington; William F. Deneen; Henry Ford Museum; Indiana Department of Conservation; Ohio Historical Society

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.

Lane Education Service District; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center

Educational; Historical

Frontier and pioneer life--Mississippi River Valley; Mississippi River Valley--History

Mississippi River Valley; West (U.S.)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

IUL Moving Image Archive

English

film reel (16 min.) 16 mm

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Catalog Key: 10907011; Other: GR00412625; MDPI Barcode: 40000003242361