The Columbian Exchange Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
De Soto's Exploration of North America
The De Soto Chronicles: Expedition of Hernando de Soto to North America details de Soto's four-year journey through a once-thriving Mississippi Valley, but those Native Americans were consequently killed off by the diseases de Soto carried with him.
La Salle's Journey Down the Mississippi
The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle describes the exploration of the Mississippi Valley as well. However, 140 years after de Soto had touched this land, La Salle found it desolate.