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Appalachian mountains
The proclamation of 1763
france claimed the land west of the Appalachian mountains
Appalachian Mountains
America did
America did
The answer is yes. He did claimed the Mississippi River.
Jacques Marquette, found and claimed (from the help from the illionois indians) the Mississippi river.
"Using trading posts and forts, both the British and the French claimed the vast territory between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, known as the Ohio Country. (English claims resulted from royal grants which had no definite western boundaries. The French laid claim because of La Salle's claim for France of the Mississippi River, which drainage area includes the Ohio River.)" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War Otherwise they just fought over the land
1643-born 1669-1673-searched for the northwest passage but never found it. 1674-returned to France and got permission from King Louis XIV to explore the land of the Mississippi river through the gulf of Mexico. 1682-started the journey from the Mississippi river through the gulf of Mexico and reached on April 9th. 1682- Claimed all the land from the Appalachian mountains to the rocky mountains and all the way from the great lakes to the gulf of Mexico for France. which was alot of land area
Spain, Russia, Great Britain, and America.
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.