The French connection was to begin in 1682 when Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, claimed for France a huge swath of territory radiating from the Mississippi.
France had a tiny amount of territory along the Mississippi.
mnli hypothesis: France had a tiny amount of territory along the Mississippi. premise: The French connection was to begin in 1682 when Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, claimed for France a huge swath of territory radiating from the Mississippi.