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La Salle had to borrow money to finance his expedition. He named the mouth of the Mississippi River for the French King.

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Page 1: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

Robert de la SalleBy : Anna Deam

Page 2: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of Indians that told

him about a river that flowed south to the Golf of Mexico.

Page 3: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

La Salle had to borrow money to finance his expedition. He named the mouth of the Mississippi

River for the French King.

Page 4: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

La Salle planed to establish a sea route from France to the Mississippi River. Then he went to France and

received the kings permission.

Page 5: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

In 1684 La Salle sailed to America with 200 settlers. They spent 6 months crossing the Atlantic, then missed the mouth of the Mississippi by 500 miles to the west.

Page 6: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

La Salle made a colony there on the coast of Texas. They became starving and convinced he was crazy his

own men murdered him.

Page 7: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

La Salle ended up claiming the entire Mississippi valley for France. During his sails he learned many Native American languages.

Page 8: Robert de la Salle By : Anna Deam. Robert de la Salle was a nobleman from France. In 1666 he sailed to New France. He was a fur trader and new lots of

Bibliography:Social Studies Alive! Palo Alto, CA: Teachers

Curriculum Institute, 2010. 66-67