Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542), French priest Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), and French explorer René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) all explored the Mississippi River area.
Your welcome!
Jolliet was the first person to travel down the Mississippi River.
Thanks for asking!
Columbus
The first European to travel down the Mississippi River. He was born in 1643 and died in 1687. He sailed for France.
Hernando De Soto was the first known European Explorer in Mississippi. Sieur de La Salle a French explorer was the first to travel down the Mississippi River in 1682. La Salle claimed the Mississippi Valley for France on April 9, 1682.
France went down the Mississippi and turned around near STL
robert e. lee
Robert La Salle explored the Mississippi River in North America. He was the first European to sail down Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. France
Down the Mississippi river
90 days
Rene-Robert La Salle's major accomplishment was the exploration of the Mississippi River. In 1682, he led an expedition down the river, becoming the first European to navigate its entire length and claim the entire Mississippi River watershed for France. His exploration opened up new territories for colonization and trade in North America.
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542), French priest Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), and French explorer René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) all explored the Mississippi River area.The first was Hernando de Soto.The next one was more than 100 years later.
LaSalle went to north America to the Mississippi river, and traveled down to the gulf of Mexico.
He is traveling down the Mississippi river with his friend Jim
The EU hasdone this