What was Pike's objective on his first expedition in 1805?

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Quinten Kramer

6 September, 08:30

What was Pike's objective on his first expedition in 1805?

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Zebulon Pike, the U. S. Army officer who in 1805 led an exploring party in search of the source of the Mississippi River, sets off with a new expedition to explore the American Southwest. Pike was instructed to seek out headwaters of the Arkansas and Red rivers and to investigate Spanish settlements in New Mexico.