Louisiana was originally claimed by the Spanish but was first settled by the French.
Hernando de Soto claimed Louisiana in 1541
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.
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The French held claim to the Louisiana territories from 1763 to 1803. The Louisiana Territories were purchased by the United States during the Jefferson administration.
Louisiana was originally claimed by the Spanish but was first settled by the French.
Hernando de Soto claimed Louisiana in 1541
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New Spain, Louisiana, and New France.
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New Spain, Louisiana, and New France.
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the french possession was the land owned north of the Louisiana purchase .
In 1763, Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain as part of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years' War. However, Spain regained control of Florida in 1783 after the American Revolutionary War through another treaty. Therefore, while Britain claimed Florida in 1763, it was originally a Spanish territory before that time.
The french gave up all it land to the british near Louisiana
France owned the land of New Orleans and Louisiana in 1763.
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.