New France (the area colonized by France in North America) sponsored Robert de la salle's trip.
La Salle
the Mississippi river valley
Robert la salle claimed all the Mississippi rivers of France
La Salle claims Louisiana for France.
La Salle claimed the mississippi river valley for france
Robert La Salle was the person who explored the entire Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. He was sent to explore this region of North America by King Louis XIV. In 1682, La Salle named the Mississippi Basin Louisiana and claimed it for his country France.
The name of the territory claimed for Louis XIV of France by Sieur de La Salle was Louisiana. The territory was centered around the Mississippi River.
on April 9,1682 la salle claimed all of the Mississippi river basin for France
Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle.
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.
Robert La Salle explored the Mississippi River in North America. He was the first European to sail down Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. France