Louisiana was originally claimed by the Spanish but was first settled by the French.
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La Salle claims Louisiana for France.
Hernando de Soto claimed Louisiana in 1541
They were coeurs de bois - fur trappers.
Some settled in the hill country of Louisiana.
Louisiana was originally claimed by the Spanish but was first settled by the French.
In the early 1600s, the Dutch settled in New York (I'm not sure why.), and after several years, the English took over.
England ruled the colony of Carolina, first settled permanently in the 1600s.
France. Napoleon Bonaparte sold the Louisiana Purchase to President Thomas Jefferson.
1600s
It was French territory.
Massachusetts was first settled by the Pilgrims in 1620.
Louisiana they settled in New Orleans and named it Louisiana
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Montana was settled in 1803 because of the Louisiana Purchase
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