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Which french explorer explored the Mississippi river to the gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana?
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∙ 11y ago
Louisiana, it was named after the French King Louis XIV. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning "Land of Louis". Louisiana was also part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain of the Spanish Empire. The territory was acquired in 1803 by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase from France. Also, a big city in the US was named after a French King, Louis XVI: Louisville in Kentucky.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoSieur de La Salle or Robert de LaSalle
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∙ 12y agoit was named after a man that lived long ago and he always mad a diffence to
the world. but it was along time ago
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∙ 13y agoRené-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle was that explorer.
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Who was the french explorer who explorered the entire Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico?
Robert La Salle was the person who explored the entire Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. He was sent to explore this region of North America by King Louis XIV. In 1682, La Salle named the Mississippi Basin Louisiana and claimed it for his country France.
Who tracked the Mississippi to gulf of Mexico?
Robert Cavelier de la Salle was a French explorer credited with claiming Louisiana and the Mississippi River Basin for France. In addition, he explored much of the United States' Midwest region, portions of Eastern Canada, and the Great Lakes.
In what state does the Mississippi river flow into the golf Mexico?
louisiana
Who was the first explorer in Louisiana?
Alvarez de Pindea discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1519. Hernando de Soto also finds the Mississippi River but that was 22 years later in 1541. In 1673 Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet verify that the river flows into the Gulf of Mexico and they explored well inland.
What states are a part of the Gulf of Mexico Coastline?
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and TexasTexas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida have a coastline that touches the Gulf of Mexico.
Which explorer explored mexico?
One extremely important Spanish explorer and conquistador, named Hernando Cortes, explored a good part of modern day Mexico.
Who was the frenchman who explored the lower Mississippi valley?
In 1682. the French explorer La Salle (René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle) continued the expeditions of Marquette and Joliet, when he and Henri di Tonti reached the mouth of the Mississippi at the Gulf of Mexico, claiming the Mississippi Valley for France as La Louisiane (Louisiana).He died in 1687 in Texas, where he had established a colony after failing to locate the Mississippi delta in the sprawling Gulf of Mexico.
What are the five gulf of Mexico states?
Five states border the Gulf of Mexico. From west to east, they are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida.Mexico has states, too, five of which border the Gulf of Mexico:6) Tamaulipas7) Veracruz8) Tabasco9) Campeche10) YucatanWell, without looking at a map, I would say: Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida
Who sailed down Mississippi to gulf Mexico?
Robert Cavelier de la Salle was a French explorer credited with claiming Louisiana and the Mississippi River Basin for France. In addition, he explored much of the United States' Midwest region, portions of Eastern Canada, and the Great Lakes.
Does the Mississippi River begin in Louisiana?
No. The Mississippi has its mouth (terminal point, end) at the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Louisiana.
Who explored the Mississippi river to the gulf of Mexico?
Robert La Salle
Explored the entire Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico?
Robert La Salle :)
