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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /; November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River.
The French presence in the Ohio Valley was the result of French colonization of North America in present-day Pennsylvania.After Cartier and Champlain's expeditions, France succeeded in establishing relations with the Native American tribes and colonizing the future cities of Montreal and Quebec.
Under René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers were discovered and explored for the first time, [dubious – discuss] and claimed as part of New France. The earliest explorers were soon followed by Catholic Christian missionaries led by Jacques Gravier , who soon won converts among the Illini , and some of these ...
The first reported UFO sighting was in 1913. [2] ... Sieur de La Salle, ... Ohio, Lind repeated the same request, and it was approved that time. ...
1669 – René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle discovers the Ohio River, descending it as far as the Falls of the Ohio near the site of modern Louisville, Kentucky. [ 73 ] 1673 – French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette reach the upper Mississippi River , descending it to its confluence with the ...
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (North America) Samuel de Champlain (North America) Jean Chardin (Iran, India) Daniel de la Rivardière (South America) Simon François Daumont de Saint-Lusson (North America) Nicolas Denys (North America) Sieur Dubois (Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Réunion) Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (North America)
California claimed the top spot with a combined 23,085 sightings, followed by Texas with 13,258 sightings and Florida with 9,875 sightings. The study also revealed the top 10 states with the ...
Texas — A slave of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was killed while swimming across the Colorado River. [56] See also. CrocBITE; List of crocodile attacks;