Rene robert cavalier was born in france in 1643, son of a wealthy merchant. In 1682, he became the first european to travel the length of the mississippi. Frenchman who took parties of settlers to the gulf coast in search of the northwest passge. Renerobert cavelier was born in rouen, france, on november 22, 1643. He was educated at jesuit schools and studied for the priesthood, but left religious training in 1665 to seek adventure.
Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. At the age of 24, he followed his brother to canada, where he entered the fur trade. In 1668, he sailed for canada to make his fortune in the fur trade. He is best known for an early 1682 expedition in which he canoed the lower mississippi river from the mouth of the. His mission was to explore and establish furtrade routes along the river. As a result of this exploration france laid claim to the entire mississippi valley under the name of louisiana. He also was the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. Introduction personal life expeditions timeline sources timeline timeline. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Most of the challenge ensued because these men knew they were far from colbert and usually could do as they pleased. Herbland parish, rouen, france, on november 22, 1643, the son of catherine geeset and jean cavelier. He also claimed the mississippi river basin for france.
He was the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river 1682. He explored the great lakes region of the united states and canada, the mississippi river, and the gulf of mexico. It was commissioned by the state of texas and dedicated in 1936 as part of that states centennial celebrations. The action picture days is with regard to the cuban missile disaster even the action picture forrest gump is a visit via historical past for the period of his life had pupils watch that as quickly as and write a paperon the historic occasions. His father, a wealthy merchant, sent him to the jesuit college at rouen, where he entered the jesuit novitiate in 1658 and took vows in 1660. In addition, he explored much of the midwest region of what would become the united states as well as portions of eastern canada and the great lakes. Cavelier was a wealthy wholesale merchant and master of the brotherhood of notredame. After the explorer and the missionary comes the entrepreneur. He entered a jesuit novitiate as a boy but later left the religious life.
As a young man he studied to become a jesuit priest but left the religious order due to his unwillingness to conform to jesuit doctrine. He belived that the ohio andor mississippi rivers could be a path through north america to the pacific ocean. My path media artifacts timeline quest teachers about search. Explorer of the mississippi river worlds great explorers. Renerobert was baptized in the parish of saintherbland, and brought up in. In 1679, he left fort frotenac in ontario, canada, searching for a water route to the pacific, only to end up on the mississippi river.
He was sent by king louis xiv 14 to travel south from canada and sail down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. With the money from king louis the 14th, his friends money, and his own. His one claim to fame is his descent of the mississippi, upon which french claims to louisiana were to be based courtesy library and archives canadac1843. He was the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river. Two years later, french king louis xiv supplied lasalle with ships and colonists to return. Our family comes from a long line of influential and aristocratic people. On his last voyage, his attempt to set up a french colony at the mouth of the. His career is a remarkable tale of wanderings in north america and of the intrigues of versailles. Nocturnal, antique navigational tool bullock museum. He explored the great lakes area and was governor of fort frontenac on lake ontario 1675. The french explorers the beginnings of french exploration and settlement in north america 1490 156 duration. He was sent by king louis the 14 to travel south from canada and sail down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. Explorer of the mississippi river worlds great explorers hargrove, jim on. He was the first european to voyage down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico.
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