USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Raising his sword and unfurling an official document, the French explorer Robert la Salle claims the Mississippi River basin for France in 1682 and names it La Louisiane in honor of Louis XIV.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1682, he descended the Mississippi and claimed for France all of the lands that were drained by the river, a vast territory that he named “Louisiana” after the French King Louis XIV. One of La Salle’s men, Nicolas de La Salle (no relation), kept a journal of this expedition.

Detailed explanation-4: -La Salle Claiming Louisiana for France. April 9, 1682.

Detailed explanation-5: -René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was an explorer best known for leading an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. He claimed the region watered by the Mississippi and its tributaries for France and named it Louisiana after King Louis XIV.