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Why did la salle name the Mississippi river valley louisiana?
La Salle named the Mississippi River valley Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV.
La Salle named the Mississippi Valley region in honor of King Louis XIV.?
He named the region Louisiana.
What enabled La Salle to claim the Mississippi River valley for the king of France?
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.
Were did Robert La Salle want to Explore?
The Mississippi River Valley
Who is the Frenchman who explored the lower Mississippi River Valley?
La Salle
Which French explorer sailed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico?
Sieur de La Salle, also known as Rene-Robert Cavelier or Robert de La Salle. He left Fort Crevecouer in 1862 and declared the Mississippi River basin for Franch and named it La Louisiane in honor of Louise XIV.
Who discovered the Mississippi Valley for France?
Rober Cavalier de la Salle
Who was the frenchman who explored the lower Mississippi river valley river?
la salle
Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley and proved that the Mississippi emptied into the Gulf of Mexico?
Robert La Salle
Who was the french explorer who claimed the Mississippi valley for France?
The Mississippi River valley was claimed for France in 1682 by La Salle (René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, 1643-1687). He left Canada in 1681 and reached the Gulf of Mexico in April, 1682.
What did La Salle named the inland region drained by the Mississippi?
Louisiana.
What part of North America La Salle claimed for France?
The Mississippi River valley
