USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In early 1682 La Salle and Tonti began their descent of the Mississippi. They reached the Gulf of Mexico on April 9, where La Salle claimed the whole of the Mississippi Basin for France and named the territory in honor of King Louis XIV.

Detailed explanation-2: -On April 9, 1682, at the junction of the bird-foot delta near the Gulf of Mexico, La Salle claimed the river and its drainage basin for King Louis XIV, hence the name “Louisiana.” In addition, he named the river Colbert in recognition of his patron and French finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert.

Detailed explanation-3: -French explorer, Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, sailed from the Great Lakes up the St. Lawrence River, through the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, to the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682. There he raised a French flag and claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi for France.

Detailed explanation-4: -In April 1682, the expedition reached the Gulf of Mexico. There, La Salle named the Mississippi basin La Louisiane in honor of Louis XIV and claimed it for France.

Detailed explanation-5: -La Salle Claiming Louisiana for France. April 9, 1682.