1. Robert De La Salle By: Magnificent Meghan & Extraordinary Ellie

2. Personal Background At the beginning he was a fur trader. He decided that he would want to be an explorer. In Rouen, France, he spent 9 years as a Jesuit student & teacher, he learned Indian language before he came to the new world.

3. Sponsors Robert De La Salle got permission from the KIng Louis the (XlV) to explore all land between Florida, Mexico, and New France. His men also explored part of the Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan. And all surrounding land.

4. Motives La Salle traveled from France to Quebec, New France, in late 1667. He was determined to find a water passage to the east through north america. Montreal in July 1669, La Salle crossed Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and other places which were not documented, (he did not return to Montreal until late 1670.)

5. Dates Robert De La Salle lived till’ 1643-1687. He was the first European to travel the length of the Mississippi river in 1682. La Salle named the entire Mississippi basin Louisiana, in honor of the King, and claimed it for France on April 9 1682.

6. Route of Exploration *The expeditions were a series of trips into the Mississippi and Ohio valley by French explorers led by Robert de La Salle. That began in the late 166Os & continued for 2 decades.

7. Impact *Robert de La Salles expedition began written history for most of the Midwest and is contact with the tribes of the west served as an important record of the early history of North America. La Salles Texas expedition began in 1685 & 1688, in which triggered a series of events that culminated in Texas with all its wealth joining the United States of America.

8. POP QUIZ! In the slide Sponsors is showed XlV. What does that mean? We Want __Will or Sabey____ to answer this question… AND EXPLAIN!!! 14! :)

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