[DOC] [TLE] Louisiana (New France) - Wikipedia [PAR] Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. 
Under French control 1682 to 1762 and 1802 (nominally) to 1803, the area was 
named in honor of ... In the 18th century, Louisiana included most of the 
Mississippi River Valley, from what is now ..... Exports remained relatively weak 
on the whole. [DOC] [TLE] La Salle expeditions - Wikipedia [PAR] The Expeditions of Ren-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle were a series of trips 
into the Mississippi and Ohio Valley by French ... All of the land covered in the 
expedition was claimed on behalf of Louis XIV, King of .... La Salle named the 
entire area of the Mississippi watershed Louisiana after king Louis XIV of France. [DOC] [TLE] A Failed Enterprise: The French Colonial Period in Mississippi ... [PAR] He named the region Louisiana in honor of French King Louis XIV, but failed to 
solidify the claim by establishing a settlement. ... From them he learned of a river 
to the west which he believed was the Mississippi earlier .... to Spain considering 
the financial drain and headaches that Louisiana had given them over the years. [DOC] [TLE] French Colonial Louisiana | Entries | KnowLA, Encyclopedia of ... [PAR] Aug 4, 2011 ... French colonial Louisiana refers to the first century of permanent ... La Salle 
entered the waters of the great river in February of 1682. ... La Salle claimed the 
river and its drainage basin for King Louis XIV, thus the name Louisiana. .... land 
concessions to wealthy Frenchmen along the Mississippi River. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF FRENCH COLONIAL AMERICA [PAR] HISTORY OF FRENCH COLONIAL AMERICA including Cartier and Northwest 
Passage, New France, Ohio and Mississippi. ... Cartier discovers the great inlet of 
the St Lawrence river, which he hopes will prove to be the mouth of a channel ... 
Meanwhile he claims the whole region for his king, under the title New France. [DOC] [TLE] Mississippi (river US) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Mississippi (river US) at Encyclopedia.
com. ... This drainage basin (approximately 1,234,700 square miles) covers 
about 40 ... that the Mississippi Valley belonged to France, and he named the 
region Louisiana. ... a major route of trade and commerce for the entire 
Mississippi Valley. [DOC] [TLE] French Illinois and Louisiana - Dictionary definition of French Illinois ... [PAR] Definition of French Illinois and Louisiana  Our online dictionary has French 
Illinois and ... Their voyage established French claims to the region and also 
made clear that the river ... La Salle claimed all of the lands to the headwaters of 
the Mississippi and all of the river's drainage basin for France under the name 
Louisiana. [DOC] [TLE] Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle | French explorer ... [PAR] French explorer in North America, who led an expedition down the Illinois and 
Mississippi rivers and claimed all the region watered by ... of New France (the 
French possessions in Canada) from 1672 to 1682. ... There, on April 9, 1682, the 
explorer proclaimed the whole Mississippi Basin for France and named it 
Louisiana. [DOC] [TLE] Expanding New France: The Lavergnes Move ... - Gary Lavergne [PAR] On 9 April 1682, La Salle saw the Gulf of Mexico and took possession of the 
country by ... He claimed all lands drained by the Mississippi River for France. ... 
Additionally, he named the area "Louisiane," meaning "the land of Louis." ... be 
sent down the Mississippi River from the Great Lakes region under the 
leadership of a... [DOC] [TLE] The Visionary La Salle - Texas Beyond History [PAR] The Mississippi River (or Colbert) is only shown upstream of its confluence with 
the Ohio. ... La Sallebirth name Robert Cavelierwas born in Rouen, the 
capital of old ... westward-running river called Ohio, which no Frenchman had 
ever seen. ... the arms of France and claimed for Louis XIV the entire Mississippi 
drainage. [DOC] [TLE] Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle - The Robinson Library [PAR] Mar 23, 2016 ... Ren

Question: In 1682 this Frenchman claimed the entire region drained by the Mississippi River for France & named it Louisiana
Answer: La Salle