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- Hernando de Soto
- De La Salle found the Mississippi river first
- Louis Joliet explored the northern Mississippi
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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 explorer claimed Louisiana for France in 1692?
La Salle
Why was Robert la salle?
Robert La Salle was a French explorer who is famous for having led an expedition down the Mississippi River in 1682. He claimed the Mississippi River Basin and Louisiana for France.
An explorer from which of these countries claimed the entire Mississippi Valley in the New World?
France
Why was Robert La salle famous?
Robert La Salle was a French explorer who is famous for having led an expedition down the Mississippi River in 1682. He claimed the Mississippi River Basin and Louisiana for France.
How was Louisiana claimed at the end of the french and Indian war?
La Salle claimed the mississippi river valley for france
What explorer claimed Louisiana for France?
Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle.
Was Louisiana named after Robert la salle?
No it was not. It was named after King Louis XIV
What country claimed the Mississippi and the st Lawrence river valleys?
The French claimed it. Explorer Jacques Cartier discovered, named and claimed the St. Lawrence River for France.
Which country's colonist claimed the mississippi river basin for their nation?
France:
Who explored and claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France?
French claimed all the lands from the Mississippi River. Sailor Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle was the first French explorer to find the land of Louisiana. When he arrived, he found that they were not the FIRST people to live or explore this area of land. These previous inhabitants were the American Indians, therefore nearly creating a war over the land.
The entire mississppi valley was claimed by the country of?
Sieur de La Salle, who was a French explorer, claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France. This happened in 1682.
