The Chickasaws' Early Meetings with the French and British
Brad LiebAfter migrating north up the Black Prairie, the Chickasaws again encountered European explorers, this time the French, around 1680. Soon after, the Chickasaws hosted an entourage of British colonists from South Carolina to discuss establishing trade agreements.
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