During the Anglo-American land speculation of the 1830s, the area's earliest settlers were mainly Irish immigrants, but by the late 1840s and early 1850s, the rise of Jacksonian expansionism inspired Southern whites from the North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi to occupy and build settlements in the area.
during the anglo-american land speculation of the 1830s the area's earliest settlers were mainly irish immigrants but by the late 1840s and early 1850s the rise of jacksonian expansionism inspired southern whites from the north carolina south carolina louisiana and mississippi to occupy and build settlements in the area