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Which two men sailed down part of the Mississippi River exploring for France?
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The Mississippi River's upper reaches were sighted by French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette in 1673. They traveled downriver by canoe to a point near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
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What did Jacques marquette sail for?
USA,he sailed FOR new-France. He sailed for the the Mississippi river
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 country was Robert Lasalle exploring for?
Robert La Salle was exploring for France. He claimed the Mississippi River basin for his home country.
French explorers Joliet and Marquette explore the Mississippi?
Marquette and joliet. La salle sailed the mississippi to the golf of mexico
Who is Rober La Salle?
The first European to travel down the Mississippi River. He was born in 1643 and died in 1687. He sailed for France.
What nations controlled the Mississippi river in 1754?
France controlled the Mississippi river in 1754.
What country did Robert la salle sailed for?
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
Which European sailed the Mississippi river in 1682?
Hernando De Soto was the first known European Explorer in Mississippi. Sieur de La Salle a French explorer was the first to travel down the Mississippi River in 1682. La Salle claimed the Mississippi Valley for France on April 9, 1682.
What explorer sailed down the Mississippi and claimed Louisiana for France?
Hernando de SotoDe La Salle found the Mississippi river firstLouis Joliet explored the northern Mississippi
Where did Louis joliet sailed?
Along the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Why was Robert Laselle famous?
You mean Rene Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle. He was famous for exploring up and down the Mississippi River for France
Why is Jacques marquette exploring?
because he needs to figure out the mississippi river.
