[DOC] [TLE] Zebulon Pike - Wikipedia [PAR] Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779  April 27, 1813) was an American 
brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was renamed (
from El Capitan). As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions, first to reconnoiter 
the upper reaches of the Mississippi River in 1805-06 and ... Pike and his men 
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southern portion of the ... In the summer of 1805, Wilkinson gave Pike the difficult 
assignment of conducting a reconnaissance of the upper Mississippi River. .... In 
the meantime, Pike sent back two relief parties to bring up the horses and his 
three... [DOC] [TLE] Zebulon Pike: Hard-Luck Explorer by Bob Moore [PAR] On returning from his Mississippi River Expedition Pike described, in another 
letter, his men as being ... In the summer of 1805, Wilkinson gave Pike the difficult 
assignment of conducting a reconnaissance of the upper Mississippi River. .... 
Pike sent back two relief parties to bring up the three scattered men left behind 
with... [DOC] [TLE] Explorers of North America: EnchantedLearning.com [PAR] The King of Spain sent Aviles to Florida in the New World, to start a Spanish 
settlement .... At the time, he was trying to take the local chief hostage to get the 
natives to ..... miner who traveled through regions of the Upper Mississippi area of 
the USA. .... Rivers, and much of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Mexico (1799-
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led a crew of 20 men from St. Louis to upper Minnesota during the fall and winter. 
... Pike discovered Pike's Peak in Colorado, but failed to climb it. Continuing 
south, Pike did enter Spanish territory, and was arrested and taken to Santa Fe (
in... [DOC] [TLE] Zebulon Pike on the Upper Mississippi - Midwestweekends.com [PAR] Sep 12, 2013 ... In 1805, while Lewis and Clark were making history on the Missouri River, 
another explorer was heading up the Mississippi. Sent by a general... [DOC] [TLE] After Lewis & Clark - Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America ... [PAR] It would take another 50 years after Lewis and Clark to complete the ... The first (
August 1805April 1806) took him up the Mississippi River into ... As drafted by 
Wilkinson, Pike's instructions took the explorer into lands that ... It includes data 
from his expeditions along the upper Mississippi and into the Spanish 
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Pike to lead 20 soldiers on a reconnaissance of the upper Mississippi River. ... 
There, Pike saw the towering peak that now bears his name, and he made an ... 
had also hoped the Spanish would capture him so he could see more of their 
territory. [DOC] [TLE] Mississippi River Facts for Kids [PAR] ... in the world. Take a look at our super cool facts about this monster of a river! ... 
Iowa's 152m Pike's Peak was named after a man called Zebulon Pike. He was a 
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acres of land, including a 500-foot-tall bluff overlooking the Upper Mississippi 
River. ... an American explorer who was sent by the government in 1805 to select 
a ... Take This Fall Foliage Train Ride Through Iowa For A One-Of-A-. [DOC] [TLE] Zebulon Pike: Hard Luck - National Park Service [PAR] reconnaissance of the upper Mississippi River. ... up the Mississippi, departing 
from Fort Bellefontaine on

Question: In 1805 this explorer was sent to take a "peak" at the upper Mississippi
Answer: (Zebulon) Pike