. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. and La Salle, who liad spent years in explorations, thoughthe would go down the Mississip[)i to theGulf. He succeeded in doing tiiis andreached the Gulf of Mexico in April, Salle built little forts here and theredown the river, not only to prove that hehad been there, but to establish the rightsof France to that country. He also claimeda great territory at the rivers mouth, andnamed it he returned to France, he determined to plant acolony in Louisiana, and King Louis XIV. of France gavehis consent.
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. and La Salle, who liad spent years in explorations, thoughthe would go down the Mississip[)i to theGulf. He succeeded in doing tiiis andreached the Gulf of Mexico in April, Salle built little forts here and theredown the river, not only to prove that hehad been there, but to establish the rightsof France to that country. He also claimeda great territory at the rivers mouth, andnamed it he returned to France, he determined to plant acolony in Louisiana, and King Louis XIV. of France gavehis consent. Li 108-4, La Salle sailed from France ^ith a small colony,but the captain of the vessel could not find the mouth of theMississippi, and finally reached the coast of Texas. There La Salle quarrelled with his captain, who put himand his companions on shore and abandoned them. Theytried to find the river, but could not reach it, and then startedto walk the two thousand miles that separated them fromCanada. Befoie tliey had gone very far, his men rebelledand killed THE SETTLERS AND THE INDIANS. 103 LESSON.—In 1718, the French founded New Orleans. They traded•with the Indians for furs w^hich were sent to Europe. Both French andEnglish claimed the same territory and were ready to fight for it. A few years later the French made settlements in Louisianaand founded New Orleans in 1718. Then they built a chainof forts and trading-posts along the great valley of theMississippi, from the Gulf to Canada, and claimed all thecentral part of the country. This left to the Englisli onlythe narro\7 strip of land on the coast settled by Englishcolonists. The great valleys of the Mississippi and its tributaries, andof the St. Lawrence were full of fur-bearing animals. TheIndians were good hunters and brought many furs to themissions and trading posts of the French to exchange fortrinkets. These furs were floated down the rivers in canoes toNew Orleans or Quebec to be shipped to Europe. T
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