In
1643, Robert Cavalier (La Salle) was born in Rouen, France. He loved adventure and asked the governor if
he could start an expedition to find a river to the Pacific Ocean through
America and the governor said ,"Yes."
La
Salle first began establishing forts and colonies near the great lakes. At the Niagara
River, which is in New York he sailed on canoes up the river to Niagara Falls.
At the top of it, he built fort Frontenac.
In
the spring, he came back to his camp near Frontenac and built a ship called the
Griffin to sail the great lakes called. They established Fort Miami, which was
just a log cabin. He was staying there because he was waiting for the Griffin
to return from an expedition. It took months for him to realize that it was sunk
in a storm.
Despite his depression, he started canoeing on
the Mississippi River and set camp at a very good spot with lots of game.
Later
in Texas, he sent a couple of men to hunt buffalo, but those men were plotting
to kill Robert’s nephew. They killed the nephew. When Robert found his body,
the traitors were watching and killed him.
La
Salle was a great explorer. Everyone Knew that but La Salle didn’t think that.
La Salle helped France get a lot of land in America.
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