USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -There, La Salle named the Mississippi basin La Louisiane in honor of Louis XIV and claimed it for France. During 1682–83, La Salle, with Henry de Tonti, established Fort Saint-Louis of Illinois at Starved Rock on the Illinois River to protect and hold the region for France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fort Saint Louis des Illinois, built by Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, exerted a profound effect on early American history.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colony would serve as a military base from which to conquer the Spanish silver mines of New Spain. It would discourage other Europeans from moving into the area. The French also would gain a port for the valuable fur trade and perhaps even trade with the Spanish colonies. King Louis agreed to La Salle’s proposal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French colonization of Texas began with the establishment of a fort in present-day southeastern Texas. Fort Saint Louis was established in 1685 near Arenosa Creek and Matagorda Bay by explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.