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He was a French explorer known for his explorations of the Great Lakes region of America, as well as the Mississippi River. He made his voyages in the late 1600s, claiming parts of North America for France.
Slavery was bought here by the French in ships from West Africa and then sold or traded in Mississippi
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which famous french explorers sailed down the mississippi river claiming it for france
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La Salle
The French wanted to see if there was a river route to the Pacific. The French also obtained New Orleans from the Spanish and it was a very profitable trade route.
La salle explored new france#1
robert de la salle explored the entire length of the mississippi river and he planted a french flag at the mouth of the river claiming everything west of the mississippi river for france and he named the vast area louisiana after the french monarch king louis XIV
The French were interested in colonizing. This was in Southeast Asia.
Robert Cavelier de la Salle was a French explorer credited with claiming Louisiana and the Mississippi River Basin for France. In addition, he explored much of the United States' Midwest region, portions of Eastern Canada, and the Great Lakes.
Mississippi in French is "Mississippi." It is spelled and pronounced the same in both languages.
The Mississippi river is called 'le fleuve Mississippi' in French. Fleuve (masc.) is the French name for a river that empties directly into a sea or ocean.
The French founded Mississippi.
The Native Americans showed Marquette the Mississippi River while rowing him in a canoe.