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Robert
Cavalier de
LaSelle
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Robert
Cavalier de LaSelle was
born in France in 1643. He emigrated
to New France and after exploring the region settled in Montreal in
1666. Three years later he sent out on a expedition that led to him
discovering the Ohio River.
In 1682 LaSelle sailed down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
and claimed the entire territory for France. He named the territory
Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. He then moved to Texas where
he established a French colony. Robert Cavalier de LaSelle was murdered
by his own men in 1687.
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