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Robert Cavelier De La Salle! By Dana. Accomplishments!. Robert Cavelier de la Salle sailed from France to Quebec. He was the first person to sail down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1669 he joined an exploration expedition. About!!.
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Accomplishments! • Robert Cavelier de la Salle sailed from France to Quebec. He was the first person to sail down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1669 he joined an exploration expedition.
About!! • Robert Cavelier de la Salle was born on November 24th, 1643 and died in 1687. He went to Canada to become a farmer but ended up trading furs.
Other! • When he got bored he started making French forts. • He claimed the Mississippi river for France on April 9th, 1682. • He was killed by his men!
Credits! The websites I used http://www.westirondequoit.org/iroquois/explore/lasalle.htm • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/l/lasalle.shtml • http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/lasalle.html • http://www.lsjunction.com/people/lasalle.htm .