He had four ships full of 300 french men, in hopes to establish a colony near the gulf of mexico. Introduction personal life expeditions timeline sources timeline timeline. Southern kiowa move with comanche to what is now new mexico. Explorer of the mississippi river worlds great explorers library binding july 1, 1991. He was the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river 1682. To share with more than one person, separate addresses with a comma. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He was sent by king louis the 14 to travel south from canada and sail down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. Disease and attacks by the local indians, the karankawa, have taken a toll on the settlement. The congressional evolution of the united states henry middleton unauthorized site. A few years later, in a luckless expedition seeking. He is best known for an early 1682 expedition in which he canoed the lower mississippi river from the mouth of the illinois river to the gulf of mexico and claimed the entire mississippi river basin for france.
My path media artifacts timeline quest teachers about search. He was a french revolutionist and explorer who led an expedition down the mississippi river and. Two years later, french king louis xiv supplied lasalle with ships and colonists to return. Click the links below to explore the life of lasalle. In addition, he explored much of the midwest region of what would become the united states as well as. Herbland parish, rouen, france, on november 22, 1643, the son of catherine geeset and jean cavelier. He set up a village and trade post where he learned to speak the native tongue of the iroquois since he mostly dealt with the mohawk tribe. As a young man he studied to become a jesuit priest but left the religious order due to his unwillingness to conform to jesuit doctrine. Nationality and background i was born on november 22, 1643 near rouen, france. Genealogy for jean cavelier 1636 1722 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. He was the first to navigate the mississippi all the way down to the mouth of the river.
Learn how and when to remove these template messages. In 1682, he became the first european to travel the length of the mississippi. Renerobert cavelier was born in rouen, france, on november 22, 1643. He belived that the ohio andor mississippi rivers could be a path through north america to the pacific ocean. In 1679, he left fort frotenac in ontario, canada, searching for a water route to the pacific, only to end up on the mississippi river.
As a result of this exploration france laid claim to the entire mississippi valley under the. Cavelier was a wealthy wholesale merchant and master of the brotherhood of notredame. Make your hr training and presentation time count with this colorful, engaging prezi hr template. He entered a jesuit novitiate as a boy but later left the religious life. Photo by contributor wayne adam posted march, 2011. He was the first european to voyage down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as. His father, a wealthy merchant, sent him to the jesuit college at rouen, where he entered the jesuit novitiate in 1658 and took vows in 1660. After the explorer and the missionary comes the entrepreneur. He was educated at jesuit schools and studied for the priesthood, but left religious training in 1665 to seek adventure. Even though the winter was at hand, hennepin was at once sent forward to niagara with instructions to build a post and to begin the construction of a vessel so that the journey westward might be begun with the opening of spring.
They then landed in houston, texas, the second ship sunk, and a third went back to france. Our family comes from a long line of influential and aristocratic people. Left the black hills area due to conflict with cheyennearapaho and sioux. His one claim to fame is his descent of the mississippi, upon which french claims to louisiana were to be based courtesy library and archives canadac1843.
A smallpox epidemic killed an estimated 2,000 kiowa. Explorer of the mississippi river worlds great explorers hargrove, jim on. He explored the great lakes region of the united states and canada, the mississippi river, and the gulf of mexico. He claimed every land he came across for france and founded many areas throughout the u. The french explorers the beginnings of french exploration and settlement in north america 1490 156 duration. He also was the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. In addition, he explored much of the midwest region of what would become the united states as well as portions of eastern canada and the great lakes.
Renerobert cavelier nait a rouen en normandie, le 21 novembre 1643. He was sent by king louis xiv 14 to travel south from canada and sail down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. He selected the strategic junction of lake ontario, the cataraqui river, and the st. Which application software can be used to format oblique heading. This site and its contents are not affiliated, connected, associated with or authorized by the individual, family, friends, or trademarked entities utilizing any part or the subjects entire name. He recorded a detailed daily chronology, as well as. Rene robert cavelier was born on november 22, 1643, in rouen, normandy, france. He also claimed the mississippi river basin for france. In 1682, he became the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river, canoeing from the illinois river to the gulf of mexico. He claimed the region watered by the mississippi and its tributaries for france and named it louisiana after king louis xiv. He claimed a great deal of land, equal to about a third of what would become the united states, including the mouth of the mississippi, for france. As a result of this exploration france laid claim to the entire mississippi valley under the name of louisiana.
Rene robert cavalier was born in france in 1643, son of a wealthy merchant. The county of frontenac the city of kingston in a park on the southwest corner of west and bagot streets. His career is a remarkable tale of wanderings in north america and of the intrigues of versailles. At the age of 24, he followed his brother to canada, where he entered the fur trade. One ship was attacked by pirates in the west indies.
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