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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, first arrived in New France in 1666. He initially worked as a fur trader and explorer, but he is best known for his expeditions along the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi River, which he undertook in the late 1670s and early 1680s. La Salle claimed the Mississippi River basin for France in 1682, naming it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV.
What else can I help you with?
What territory did La Salle add to New France?
France
Where did Robert de la salle go on his first voyage?
france
What country sponsored for Robert de la salle's trip?
New France (the area colonized by France in North America) sponsored Robert de la salle's trip.
Where did La Salle land?
La Salle had landed in the region known as New France, which is around Quebec and Newfoundland. He went there because his brother lived there.
What sponsor country La salle?
France =•)
What was the original purpose of Robert la salle journey?
To claim new land for France.
What is Robert La Salle's country of origin?
Robert La Salle was born in France.
Who helped to build Quebec City and encouraged settlement in New France?
Robert La Salle.
What country did la salle explore for?
France
La salle was a explorer from what country?
France
When did Robert Cavelier go on his first voyage?
HeRobert Cavelier La Salle sailed in 1666, arriving in "New France" (Canada) in 1667. He claimed the Mississippi for France. He died in 1687.
What enabled La Salle to claim the Mississippi River valley for the king of France?
Yes, he claimed it in the name of Louis the fourteenth, who was king of France at the time, and that is why the region was titled as Louisiana.
