European Exploration

Lesson Ten: Rene-Robert LaSalle

1. Where did Champlain start the first French colony?

2. LaSalle was the first European to travel down which major river?

RAP: Rene-Robert LaSalle

1. Where did Champlain start the first French colony? Quebec

2. LaSalle was the first European to travel down which major river?

RAP: Rene-Robert LaSalle

1. Where did Champlain start the first French colony? Quebec

2. LaSalle was the first European to travel down which major river?

◦ Mississippi River

RAP: Rene-Robert LaSalle

2. Robert La Salle

In 1682, La Salle traveled south on the Mississippi River…

…and claimed all the Mississippi River Valley.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Major European countries were in competition to extend their power into North America and claim the land as their own.

How much do you

remember?

1. Francisco Coronado claimed southwest United States for what country?

a. England

b. France

c. Spain

d. Portugal

2. Samuel de Champlain claimed Quebec for what country?

a. Portugal

b. France

c. England

d. Spain

3. Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley?

a. John Smith

b. Christopher Columbus

c. John Cabot

d. Robert La Salle

4. What was not a European goal during the Age of Exploration?

a. The expansion of empires and power

b. The increase in wealth and improved

balance of trade

c. The desire to spread Christianity

d. The development of large cities

5. What group of people made voyages of discovery along West Africa?

a. Spanish

b. French

c. Portuguese

d. English

La Salle’s Map

◦ Born/Died:

◦ Nationality:

◦ Early Life

◦ Major Contribution

Explorer Wheel

◦ Born/Died: 1643-1687

◦ Nationality:

◦ Early Life

◦ Major Contribution

Explorer Wheel

◦ Born/Died: 1643-1687

◦ Nationality: French

◦ Early Life

◦ Major Contribution

Explorer Wheel

◦ Born/Died: 1643-1687

◦ Nationality: French

◦ Early Life Studied to be Jesuit

◦ Major Contribution

Explorer Wheel

◦ Born/Died: 1643-1687

◦ Nationality: French

◦ Early Life Studied to be Jesuit

◦ Major Contribution Sailed down the Mississippi River – all the way

to the Gulf of Mexico On your map from yesterday, TRACE over

in BLUE his route down the Mississippi River

Explorer WheelSignificance

Claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France

Interesting information Fur Trader

◦ Significance

◦ Interesting information

Explorer Wheel

◦ Significance Claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France

◦ Interesting information

Explorer Wheel

◦ Significance Claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France

◦ Interesting information Fur Trader

Explorer Wheel

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Regions Explored by France

Samuel de Champlain

Robert La Salle

Quebec, Canada

Mississippi River Valley

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Rene-Robert LaSalle Acrostic Poem◦ You may use his first name or his last◦ Then decorate!!!

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