They met Mongoulacha, a Taensa Indian. He was wearing a French-made coat and was carrying a letter addresses to La Salle from Henri de Tonti.
They met Mongoulacha, a Taensa Indian. He was wearing a French-made coat and was carrying a letter addresses to La Salle from Henri de Tonti.
Because they found out that the Mississippi River led to Louisiana
The Louisiana Purchase. Also the Louisiana purchase was purchased by Americans So they could control the Mississippi River for trade because it was a HUGE thing back then. Added by tdog638
The English Turn was the result of Détour des Anglais telling the English that there was a very well settled French colony along the river, so the English believed him and turned around never again to return. Which is why it is called the English Turn.AnswerSo named because in this bend, 1699, Bienville, coming downstream, met the British who had come up river to choose site for a settlement. Bienville convinced Captain Lewis Banks that the territory was in possession of the French. Early concessions were established in the vicinity. (Louisiana Historical Marker)
Plaquemines Parish (county) is at the mouth of the Mississippi River, on the Gulf of Mexico southeast of New Orleans. Plaquemines Parish is divided in two by the Mississippi River. The City of Plaquemine is about fifteen miles downriver from Baton Rouge, on the opposite (west) bank of the Mississippi River. The City of Plaquemine is in Iberville Parish.
The French Quarter is the highest point in the city. When Bienville was coming down the river looking for a place to land his ship it was the first place that was not swamp land.
Mardi Gras arrived in North America with the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane. The expedition, led by Iberville, entered the mouth of the Mississippi River on the evening of March 2, 1699, Lundi Gras, not yet knowing it was the river explored and claimed for France by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1683. The party proceeded upstream to a place on the west bank about 60 miles downriver from where New Orleans is today, where a small tributary emptied into the great river, and made camp. This was on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras day, so in honor of this holiday, Iberville named the spot Point du Mardi Gras (French: "Mardi Gras Point") and called the small tributary Bayou Mardi Gras. Even today the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations are held in Louisiana, although other states have much smaller celebrations as well. New Orleans is generally considered to have the largest and most festive celebration, with the Cajun city of Lafayette close behind. In short, it all started in Louisiana... Mardi Gras arrived in North America with the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane. The expedition, led by Iberville, entered the mouth of the Mississippi River on the evening of March 2, 1699, Lundi Gras, not yet knowing it was the river explored and claimed for France by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1683. The party proceeded upstream to a place on the west bank about 60 miles downriver from where New Orleans is today, where a small tributary emptied into the great river, and made camp. This was on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras day, so in honor of this holiday, Iberville named the spot Point du Mardi Gras (French: "Mardi Gras Point") and called the small tributary Bayou Mardi Gras. Even today the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations are held in Louisiana, although other states have much smaller celebrations as well. New Orleans is generally considered to have the largest and most festive celebration, with the Cajun city of Lafayette close behind. In short, it all started in Louisiana...
Mardi Gras arrived in North America with the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane. The expedition, led by Iberville, entered the mouth of the Mississippi River on the evening of March 2, 1699, Lundi Gras, not yet knowing it was the river explored and claimed for France by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1683. The party proceeded upstream to a place on the west bank about 60 miles downriver from where New Orleans is today, where a small tributary emptied into the great river, and made camp. This was on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras day, so in honor of this holiday, Iberville named the spot Point du Mardi Gras (French: "Mardi Gras Point") and called the small tributary Bayou Mardi Gras. Even today the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations are held in Louisiana, although other states have much smaller celebrations as well. New Orleans is generally considered to have the largest and most festive celebration, with the Cajun city of Lafayette close behind. In short, it all started in Louisiana...
In 1718 by Jean Baptiste, Sieur de LeMoyne Bienville in honor of the reagent of France, Duke Phillipe II de Orleans founded a settlement 90 miles up from the mouth of the Mighty Mississippi River and dubbed it Nouvelle~Orleans!
Mardi Gras arrived in North America with the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane. The expedition, led by Iberville, entered the mouth of the Mississippi River on the evening of March 2, 1699, Lundi Gras, not yet knowing it was the river explored and claimed for France by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1683. The party proceeded upstream to a place on the west bank about 60 miles downriver from where New Orleans is today, where a small tributary emptied into the great river, and made camp. This was on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras day, so in honor of this holiday, Iberville named the spot Point du Mardi Gras (French: "Mardi Gras Point") and called the small tributary Bayou Mardi Gras. Even today the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations are held in Louisiana, although other states have much smaller celebrations as well. New Orleans is generally considered to have the largest and most festive celebration, with the Cajun city of Lafayette close behind. In short, it all started in Louisiana...
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement in the Ohio River Valley. The Pontiac's War convinced the British to close Western lands to the settlers.
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement in the Ohio River Valley. The Pontiac's War convinced the British to close Western lands to the settlers.