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under French rule until 1803, when all the French territory west of the Mississippi River was purchased by the United States.i.e. it was first claimed by France .
The French were the first to claim Wisconsin.
It was claimed by a mixture of European countries, but France had the largest claim.
What country first explored Ohio, and claimed it as a territory
The first two countries that claimed Latin America were France and Portugal
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Spain, in 1500s. St. Augustine was the first permanent European settlement in North America. Spain lost the colony to Britain in 1763 but regained it after the American Revolution.
Both England and France claimed land in North American .Which country's explorers first claimed the land? Answer this question…
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Louisiana was originally claimed by the Spanish but was first settled by the French.
Hernando de Soto claimed Louisiana in 1541