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Rene-Robert de La Salle Explorations

Rene-Robert de La Salle

Introduction

  • Born on Nov. 1st, 1643
  • Initally studied for priesthood
  • Moved to New France in 1667
  • Befriended the Iroquois and learned of the Mississippi
  • Traveled from Canada and went down south from the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Primary regions explored were around the Great lakes and the Mississippi River

Route

Exploration of 1684

Exploration of 1682

Exploration

  • Goal to build trading posts
  • Built Fort Frontenac and traded with Iroquois - control of the fur trade and a defensive wall
  • Canoed the Mississippi and stopped at the Gulf of Mexico
  • Claimed the surrounding lands for France and named it Louisiana

  • Returned to establish a colony in Louisiana
  • Advantage over Spanish interest since France opposed Spanish rule
  • Accidently sailed into modern day Texas
  • Was murdered by his own men due to many deaths and lack of supplies

What he brought back

  • Fur
  • Claimed the entire Mississippi River Basin (Louisiana)
  • Good relations with Native Americans

Change

  • Established a trade route between Canada and Louisiana
  • Sparked a renewal in spanish exploration.
  • Military, social, and political allliance with Native Americans peoples.
  • New land claimed for France which they controlled for nearly a century. Increased their land in North America.

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