1. SIEUR DE LA SALLE NAJAH BELL MRS.WHITFIELD JAN.21.09

2. SIEUR DE LA SALLE His birth name is Rene’ Robert Cavelier. He was born in Rouen,France. He was born Nov.22.1687. He is known as Sieur De La Salle. He explored for France. His family was very rich and wealthy.

3. HIS VOYAGES He explored to find Asian route. La Salle left Montreal in July 1669. He hired 14 men to travel with him. In November, the group split up. Most of the men went back to Montreal, but La Salle didn’t go with them. He did not go back to Montreal until late 1670

4. HARDSHIPS Some of his men left him Some of his ships left.

5. DISCOVERIES He discovered that the Mississippi river drains out into the gulf of Mexico.

6. RESOURCES BOOK:LA SALLE:DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI AUTHOR:HARNOLD FABER PUBLISHER:MARSHALL CAUENDISH CORPERATION PLACED PUBLISHED:TARRYTOWN,NEWYORK DATE PUBLISHED:2002 ENCYCLOPEDIA BOOK:WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA TITLE:WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA VOLUME LETTER:L VOLUME NUMBER:12 DATE:1999 WEBSITE ADDRESS :WIKIPEDIA.COM WEBSITE TITLE:WIKIPEDIA