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  Robert cavalier seiur de la salle was born in Rouen,France.
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  La Salle was 9 when he started going to relgious school.
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  He perfered traveling rather than becoming a preiest.
 He was the first european to sail down the mississippi river from the great lakes to the gulf of Mexico.
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  La Salle sold his land and explored for 3 years
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  La Salle started his expedition downt the mississippi river
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  La Salle sailed from france for the Gulf Of Mexico with 4 ships and over 300 colonists.
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  he insalled frech forts in the mississippi river.