Who followed the Mississippi River to the gulf Mexico and claimed the region for France?

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Julien Dean

20 May, 02:06

Who followed the Mississippi River to the gulf Mexico and claimed the region for France?

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Brody Rivera · Answer 1

Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle

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French explorer, Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, sailed from the Great Lakes up the St. Lawrence River, through the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, to the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682. There he raised a French flag and claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi for France.