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Q: What famous French explorers sailed down the Mississippi River and claimed it for France?
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What statement is true of the French colonists in the America?

They claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France.


What statement is true the French colonists in the Americas?

They claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France.


Which 5 explorers opened the Mississippi to French trade and settlement?

1716 as Fort Rosalie, and remains a significant city. Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle he did not find Mississippi, traveled to the mouth of the Mississippi river and claimed for France.


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They claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France


How was Louisiana claimed at the end of the french and Indian war?

La Salle claimed the mississippi river valley for france


What is true about the French colonists in the Americas?

claimed entire Mississippi river basin for France


What is the name of the River originally claimed by France in the french and Indian war?

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What country claimed the Mississippi and the st Lawrence river valleys?

The French claimed it. Explorer Jacques Cartier discovered, named and claimed the St. Lawrence River for France.


What country claimed the entire Mississippi valley?

The explorers were from France, from the French settlements around the Great Lakes in Canada (Quebec).The most prominent were Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, who in 1673 travelled down the Mississippi as far as Arkansas. The Spanish had been exploring the southern part of the river since Hernando De Soto crossed it in 1541.It was in 1682 that French explorer LaSalle ( René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle) claimed the Mississippi Valley, La Louisiane, for France.


Which European country first claimed the area that is now Oklahoma?

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 .


Which famous french exploreers sailed down the Mississippi river claiming it for France?

which famous french explorers sailed down the mississippi river claiming it for france


What statement is true about french colonists in the Americas?

claimed entire mississippi river basin for france