King Louis XIV and his administration were generally positive concerning the territory claimed for France in 1682 (areas along the Gulf of Mexico in present-day Louisiana and Texas) by the explorer, Sieur de La Salle, although the French presence there was not supported and soon dissolved. It was not until the explorations of the Sieur d'Iberville some twenty years later that a strongly supported and successful French colony would become established on the Gulf Coast.
Montreal is a French-Canadian city in the province of Quebec. It is the second largest French speaking city in the world after Paris. Jacques Cartier visited the site of what is now modern-day Quebec in 1534 when he claimed the territory of modern Canada for the French. The first French colonists to Quebec arrived in 1642 and was a French colony until 1760.
Jacues Cartier. Jacques Cartier did his voyage in the 15th century so he could not claim Canada whoever wrote the first answer probably wasn't paying attention to the question. Also he spelled his name wrong. By the way he died in 1551
The town of Akaroa was originally settled by the French. In fact, the region was attempted to be claimed for France, but it had already been claimed for Britain.
The Mississippi river!
Spain originally claimed the land west of the Mississippi. However, Russia claimed Alaska and some of the west coast. Mexico had won independence from Spain in 1810. Then Napoleon of France conquered Spain and all of its lands.
Jacques Cartier is the French explorer who claimed the area of present-day Canada for France in the 16th century, specifically the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the region surrounding it.
The French claimed it. Explorer Jacques Cartier discovered, named and claimed the St. Lawrence River for France.
France ceded its territory to Britain after its loss.
under French rule until 1803, when all the French territory west of the Mississippi River was purchased by the United States.i.e. it was first claimed by France .
Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who claimed present day Canada for France in 1534.
Louisiana's origin name comes from its first European explorer, the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who claimed the territory in 1682 and named it La Louisiane in honor of King Louis XIV of France.
Sieur de La Salle, who was a French explorer, claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France. This happened in 1682.
The southern half of the Louisiana Territory was explored by French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the late 17th century. He claimed the region for France and named it La Louisiane after King Louis XIV.
Jacques Cartier is the French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River in the early 16th century and claimed the region, known as Canada, 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.
Robert LaSalle was a prolific French explorer. He explored the American Great Lakes, the Mississippi River and several other waterways. He claimed a large area for France.
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