[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 ... All of the land covered in the expedition 
was claimed on behalf of Louis XIV, King of France, and .... On April 9, at the 
mouth of the Mississippi River, near modern Venice, Louisiana, La Salle buried 
an... [DOC] [TLE] La Salle Expeditions | Entries | KnowLA, Encyclopedia of Louisiana [PAR] Dec 13, 2010 ... On April 9, 1682, at the junction of the bird-foot delta near the Gulf of Mexico, La 
Salle claimed the river and its drainage basin for King Louis XIV, hence the name 
Louisiana. ... He then calculated what he thought was the mouth's latitude, ... The 
plan was to reach the Mississippi by sea and secure a... [DOC] [TLE] Ren-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle | Entries | KnowLA ... [PAR] May 18, 2011 ... When he reached its mouth, La Salle claimed the river and its basin for France. ... 
sieur de La Salle, is perhaps best known for giving the region and ... basin for 
France, naming the territory La Louisiane in honor of King Louis XIV. ... Louis the 
Great, King of France and of Navarre, Reigns Here, April 9, 1682. [DOC] [TLE] Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle | French explorer ... [PAR] 22, 1643, Rouen, Francedied March 19, 1687, near Brazos River [now in 
Texas, U.S.]) ... Having sold his land, La Salle set out in 1669 to explore the Ohio 
region. ... Louis XIV was sufficiently impressed by him to grant him a title of 
nobility. ... There, on April 9, 1682, the explorer proclaimed the whole Mississippi 
Basin for... [DOC] [TLE] Lives of Quiet Desperation by Gary Lavergne [PAR] The Governor of New France, Louis de Buade Frontenac (1620-1698), showed a 
... Frontenac hoped that the expedition would show that the Mississippi River was 
an ... 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. [DOC] [TLE] Biographies [PAR] They explored the Mississippi area, crossed the Mississippi River, and crossed ... 
With approximately 20 Frenchmen and ... 9, 1682. Near the mouth of the 
Mississippi, La Salle put up a cross and a ... He claimed the territory drained by 
the Mississippi and ... In honor of King Louis XIV, La Salle named the region 
Louisiana. [DOC] [TLE] New Orleans: Founding, Colonization, and Expansion | Dead Space [PAR] On April 9, 1682, Robert Cavalier de La Salle claimed the Louisiana territory for 
France, naming it Louisiane for Louis XIV. By 1700, French soldiers occupied the 
region against the Spanish, who ... New Orleans' situation at the mouth of the 
Mississippi River established her importance as a trading and economic center. [DOC] [TLE] La Salle Explorations - Dictionary definition of La Salle Explorations ... [PAR] An imperialist-minded governor, Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et Pallau, 
... that brought La Salle into contact with the Native peoples of the region. ... he 
finally reached the Gulf of Mexico on 9 April 1682 and triumphantly claimed the ... 
to establish a military colony in Louisiana at the mouth of the Mississippi River. [DOC] [TLE] The History of Louisiana - Electric Scotland [PAR] THE history of the Mississippi Valley, which for the first hundred years after its 
discovery, ... For the king, Louis XIV., he laid claim to the whole of the lands on all 
the ... Indian children decended the river to its mouth, which he reached on April 
9. ... before the French made any further effort to settle the lower Louisiana region
. [DOC] [TLE] World Book Student | Print - World Book Online [PAR] He led the first European expedition to track the Mississippi River to the Gulf of ... 
La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France. ... La Salle returned to 
France in 1674,

Question: On April 9, 1682 this Frenchman reached the mouth of the Mississippi River & claimed the region for Louis XIV
Answer: La Salle