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| Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur de Iberville |
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| A naval officer sent to establish settlements and forts and secure France's control of the Mississippi River. |
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| King Louis XIV gave him a 15 year monopoly on the entire colony. |
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| Spanish explorer. Brutal to Indians he encouraged as he sought gold throughout southeastern United States. |
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| Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville |
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| helped explore, establish forts, and settle Early Louisiane. Governor, off and on, of French who spent a total of 30 years in the position. |
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| Louis Juchereau de St. Denis |
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| French explorer. Declared France owned all the land drained by the Mississippi River. |
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| Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle |
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| French explorer. Declared France owned all the land drained by thhe Mississippi River |
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| Rugged men who made their living paddling pirouges for explorers and traders |
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| Young women who encouraged to move from Quebac to French Louisiane to marry French hunters and trappers. |
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