Later expeditions 2 La Salle expeditions

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a 1688 map of region explored la salle, based in large part on findings of expeditions


la salle assembled party expedition remembered. leaving fort crevecoeur eighteen native americans, canoed down mississippi river in 1682, naming mississippi basin la louisiane in honor of louis xiv. @ site of memphis, tennessee built small fort, fort prudhomme. on april 9, @ mouth of mississippi river, near modern venice, louisiana, la salle buried engraved plate , cross, claiming territory france. in 1683, on return voyage, established fort saint louis of illinois, @ starved rock on illinois river, replace fort crevecoeur. tonti command fort while la salle traveled again france supplies.


on july 24, 1684, la salle sailed again france , returned america large expedition designed establish french colony on gulf of mexico, @ mouth of mississippi river. left france in 1684 4 ships , 300 colonists. expedition plagued pirates, hostile indians, , poor navigation. 1 ship lost pirates in west indies, second sank in inlets of matagorda bay, third ran aground. established fort saint louis near victoria, texas. la salle led group eastward on foot on 3 occasions try locate mississippi. during search mississippi river, remaining 36 followers mutinied, near site of modern navasota, texas. on march 19, 1687, la salle slain pierre duhaut, 1 of 4 attacking him, 6 leagues westernmost village of hasinai tejas indians. colony lasted until 1688, when karankawa-speaking indians massacred 20 remaining adults , took 5 children captives. destroyed fort saint louis.








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