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Louisiana was originally claimed by the Spanish but was first settled by the French.

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Louisiana was first claimed by what country?

Hernando de Soto claimed Louisiana in 1541


Which country claimed Louisiana in 1754?

France


Which country claimed Louisiana in 1763?

La Salle claims Louisiana for France.


What country claimed the land north of the Louisiana purchase?

the french possession was the land owned north of the Louisiana purchase .


Which European nation claimed ownership of luisiana?

France claimed ownership of Louisiana until it sold it to the United States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Spain also claimed Louisiana for a while.


What country claimed Florida in 1754?

The English Claimed Florida controlled the entire east coat while Spain got modern day new Orleans and Louisiana


What country is Louisiana claimed for?

Louisiana was claimed for France in the early 18th century by explorers such as Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who named the territory in honor of King Louis XIV. The region later passed to Spain in 1762, returned to France briefly, and was ultimately sold to the United States in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.


Interior of the US claimed by France?

Louisiana.


What land was claimed by the US and Britain?

The Louisiana Purchase


Who claimed The Louisiana Purchase before the US?

France


What do countries do when they fight a war they can not afford?

They tax the population of their country or sell something. Napoleon sold the area that France claimed in the United States. Thus, we have the Louisiana Purchase and gained the middle of the country.


What explorer claimed Louisiana for France in 1692?

La Salle