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Robert de la Salle was born Rouen, France. He whent to a school run by a jesuit preast and studied to become a jesuit as a child.
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Robert de lasalle saild to canada. he bought land near Montreal and became a fur trader.
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lasalle sold his land and set out to exsplor the mississippi and ohio river. He belived that the ohio and/or mississippi rivers could be a path through north america to the pacific ocean.
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robert de lasalle travels back to france to gain royal suport for his land claims of land at fort frontanac
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Robert de lasalle asked king louis XIV for permission to exsplore the west parts of new france.
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Robert de laSalle and Henri de tonti ste sail from fort Conti to exsplore the great lakes.
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Robert de laSalle claimed the Mississipp river and all the land surruonding it for France
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Robert de laSalle built Fort-Saint-Louis on the illinois. Here he organized a colony of thousands of natives.
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laSalle sailed from france to america with a large expidition to form a french coloine on the gulf of mexico. The expidition was invaded by hostel indians, poor navigation and pirates. One ship was lost another ship sank.
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laSalle died near brazos river Texas, when he was shot by 3 of his own men.
