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Robert De LaSalle

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Robert De LaSalle

• Born in France November 24, 1643
• Jesuit schools
• Sailed to Canada
• Became fir trader
• Died in Texas 1487

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LaSalles Route
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LaSalles Exploration

• From France
• First to sail the Mississippi River
• Through the Great Lakes
• To the Gulf of Mexico
• Claimed land around Mississippi
• Later sold to U.S.A.

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Portrait of LaSalle
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LaSalles Encounters

• Indians / Iroquois
• The Great Lakes
• Gulf of Mexico
• Ohio River

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Artifacts
Ship / Belle
Map of lake Erie
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Robert Discovery

• Discovered the Mississippi River
• Located South East of the U.S.A.

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Interesting Facts

• A city named after him in Illinois
• First European to travel down the Mississippi
  River to the Gulf of Mexico
• Expedition took only two years

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Reference

• http//www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.
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• http//search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?probe
  rtdelasalle
• http//www.outfitters.com/illinois/lasalle/history
  _lasalle.html
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/l/
  lasalle.shtml