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Who is the first French explorer to reach the mouth of the Mississippi river?
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∙ 6y ago
Pierre Le Moyne explored the Mississippi river at July 9, 1708
that was Marquette and Joliet.
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∙ 6y agoPierre Le Moyne explored the Mississippi river at July 9, 1708
that was Marquette and Joliet.
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∙ 13y agoFather Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet
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Who was the first French explorer to reach to mouth of the Mississippi River?
Pierre Le Moyne explored the Mississippi river at July 9, 1708that was Marquette and Joliet.
Who was the first french colonist to explore the Mississippi river?
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.
What french explorer named the land at the mouth of the Mississippi river claiming lands for France?
La Salle
Explorer who followed the Mississippi River to its mouth and then claimed the land around it for France?
French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was the first to explore the length of the Mississippi River. He named the basin Louisiana and claimed it on April 9, 1682 for France.
What french explorer sailed the Mississippi river to gulf of Mexico to claim Louisiana?
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.
Who was the first explorer the reach the mouth of the Mississippi River?
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Who was the first explorer to reach the mouth of Mississippi river?
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Who was the first explorer to reach mouth of the Mississippi river?
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Which nation was the first to control the area around the mouth of the Mississippi river?
french
Which explorer was shipwrecked on matagora island while looking for the mouth of the Mississippi river?
That would have been an ancient Native American, and as we have no recorded history for these people, we do not know who the first person was. However, the discovery is credited to Hernando Desoto on May 8th, 1541.
Strategic french outpost at the mouth of the Mississippi?
New Orleans
What was the french port at the mouth of the Mississippi river?
New OrleansCalais
