Robert de LaSalle.
Louis Joliet
The explorer who claimed the entire Mississippi Valley was Robert La Salle, who was from France. He explored the region in the late 17th century and claimed it for France, naming it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. La Salle's expeditions were significant in establishing French territorial claims in North America.
The Frenchman who explored the lower Mississippi River valley was René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. In the late 17th century, La Salle undertook an expedition that led him to claim the entire Mississippi River basin for France, naming it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. His exploration was significant in establishing French territorial claims in North America.
The French explorer who claimed the Mississippi Valley for France was René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. He traveled the Mississippi River and, in 1682, claimed the entire river basin for France, naming it "Louisiana" in honor of King Louis XIV. La Salle's expeditions significantly contributed to French exploration and colonization in North America.
He traveled down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley for King Louis XVI.He named this region Louisiana in honor of the French King.
The explorer who claimed the Mississippi River valley for France was René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. In 1682, La Salle traveled down the Mississippi River and reached its mouth, where he claimed the entire river basin for France, naming the territory "Louisiana" in honor of King Louis XIV. His expedition played a crucial role in expanding French influence in North America.
Louis Joliet
La Salle named the Mississippi River valley Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV.
The explorers were from France, from the French settlements around the Great Lakes in Canada (Quebec).The most prominent were Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, who in 1673 travelled down the Mississippi as far as Arkansas. The Spanish had been exploring the southern part of the river since Hernando De Soto crossed it in 1541.It was in 1682 that French explorer LaSalle ( René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle) claimed the Mississippi Valley, La Louisiane, for France.
In present day city of St. Louis in the Mississippi Valley was where early people built Cahokia.
La Salle named the Mississippi river valley "Louisiana" in honor of King Louis XIV of France.
The first Frenchman to explore Illinois was Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, accompanied by fur trader Louis Jolliet. They journeyed along the Mississippi River in 1673, claiming the region for France.