ROBERT LA SALLE

WHO IS MY EXPLORER?

• Born in 1643.
• Wanted to be a priest at first and then became an adventurer.
• His sailing crew killed him in Texas.
• Lived in France.
• Died when he was 44.

WHAT DID MY EXPLORER DO?

• He explored many new areas of the new world.
• He built many forts and colonies along the Mississippi river and ruled them.
• Claimed this land for France.
• Never found mouth of Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

WHERE DID MY EXPLORER DO HIS EXPLORATIONS?

• In the ship that he built called The Griffin.
• He made colonies from Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico.
• On the Mississippi River.
• In the Gulf of Mexico.

WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• He left France in 1665 to seek adventure across the sea.
• On April 9, 1682, La Salle claimed the land touching the Mississippi River for France.
• In 1679, he built The Griffon to sail on.

WHY DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• He wanted to be a wealthy fur trader.
• He wanted to claim land.
• The King of France was happy with his trading and gave him more responsibility to discover land for France.

HOW DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORE?

• With food and water.
• With a map and a compass.
• With a telescope and warm clothes.

HOW DID THINGS CHANGE AFTER THE EXPLORATIONS?

• The city of La Salle stands in the place of La Salle's first Fort.
• La Salle's expeditions of the fur trade took a serious toll on animal populations.
• He discovered many places along the Mississippi River.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR EXPLORER AND HIS DISCOVERIES?

• I think he was a very nice man because he never killed anyone on his explorations.
• I think he was brave because finding the Mississippi River would be dangerous.
• He was a thinker because he tried to talk with his crew about new routes to the Gulf of Mexico before they killed him.