The first known inhabitants of oklahoma were the Osage, Quapaw, Caddo, Wichita, Waco, Tawakony, Kiowa, Comanche, the Apache, and several other tribes of Indians. Before the white man entered the region that is now the state of Oklahoma, several tribes of Indians lived in or ranged over the land. Plains Indians including the Kiowa, Apache, Ute, and Comanche occupied the western part of the region. Farther to the east, the more sedentary Wichita Indians lived in houses thatched with grass and cultivated crops such as corn, beans, pumpkins, and melons.
Spanish Empire:
The Spanish Empire originated during the Age of Discovery after the voyages of Christopher Columbus. It became the foremost global power of its time and was the first to be called the empire on which the sun never sets. For a time, the Spanish Empire was a great power in the oceans. At the peak of its power, the Spanish Empire was one of the largest in world history, and one of the first global empires. It lasted from the 15th century through the latter portion of the 20th century, although …show more content…
What was known as Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north. The Louisiana Purchase was the latter, a treaty. The Constitution specifically grants the president the power to negotiate treaties which is just what Jefferson did. Although President Thomas Jefferson was a strict interpreter of the Constitution who wondered if the U.S. Government was authorized to acquire new territory, he was also a visionary who dreamed of an “empire for liberty” that would stretch across the entire