Robert Cavelier De La Salle

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EARLY LIFE Salle was born on Nov. 22, 1643 in France

He had a brother named Jean

When younger liked science and nature

He decieved his fathers legacy and joined the Jesuits and traveled as a propective colonist

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IMPORTANCE OF EXPLORATION

• Robert got permission from Governor Daniel Courcelle to find western route to China

• The destination was China

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OBSTACLES OF THE EXPLORATION

On the way Salle and his group met a group of Seneca Indians in present day New York

In April 9, 1682, Salle named the entire Mississippi basin Louisiana and claimed it for France

He got ill when he was trying to find a western route to China

RESULTSIn 1679 he explored lake Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

With the permission from the king, he was able to explore the area between Florida, Mexico, and new France that’s in Canada.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY• Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cavelier_de_La_Salle

• Early Explorers of New York, http://www.westirondequoit.org/iroquois/explore/lasalle.htm,