Louisiana was named for King Louis XIV of France. French explorer Sieur de La Salle claimed the valley of the Mississippi for France in 1682, calling it La Louisiane ("Land of Louis").
Pierre-Joseph Celeron de Bienville (1693-1759) explored Ohio in 1749. Christopher Gist explored Ohio for the British the next year and wrote about his visit.
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Louisiana was named after Louis XVI, King of France from 1643-1715. When Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi Rivive for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning "Land of Louis".
In 1541, Hernando De Soto reached the Mississippi via a route close to modern day Tennessee. He and a group of 400 then proceeded to canoe down the river at night to avoid Native American attacks. He ended his trip in modern day Arkansas, failing to discover the City of Gold he sought.
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Robert La Salle, if u want to remember who explored it, you can use this tip: Salle (Robert's last name) sounds like sally (in a way) so u can say, Sally went to the Valley, and you'll remember it :)
In 1682 Sieur de La Salle explored the Mississippi River and declared that the Mississippi Valley belonged to France.
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Marquette and Joliet explored the upper Mississippi River for France. Previously, La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France.
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France. Jean nicollet and other explorers explored the great lakes and the missipi valley
The explorer who claimed the entire Mississippi Valley was Robert La Salle, who was from France. He explored the region in the late 17th century and claimed it for France, naming it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. La Salle's expeditions were significant in establishing French territorial claims in North America.
Hernando de Soto of Spain was probably the first and Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle of France explored the Mississippi River from its source to the Gulf of Mexico.
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