La Salle
The explorer who claimed the Louisiana Province for France was René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. In 1682, he traveled down the Mississippi River to its mouth and claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France, naming the territory "La Louisiane" in honor of King Louis XIV. This claim laid the groundwork for French colonization in North America.
new France and Louisiana
They purchased Frances claim.... Louisiana.
new France and Louisiana
in 1805, when napoleon bought it
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
new France and Louisiana
The US paid France to relinquish their claim to the territory.
Jacques Cartier
Yes, he claimed it in the name of Louis the fourteenth, who was king of France at the time, and that is why the region was titled as Louisiana.
new France and Louisiana