Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, became the first European to travel down the length of the Mississippi River in 1682. He claimed the river and the around around it for France, his native country. A few years later, Sa Salle set out on another expedition to reach the mouth of the Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico to establish a new colony. Although his efforts failed, La Salle’s expeditions paved the way for France to create the colony of Louisiana.
Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, became the first European to travel down the length of the Mississippi River in 1682. He claimed the river and the around around it for France, his native country. A few years later, Sa Salle set out on another expedition to reach the mouth of the Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico to establish a new colony. Although his efforts failed, La Salle’s expeditions paved the way for France to create the colony of Louisiana.
