Biography

=Robert de la salle was born in roven france november 22 1643.when robert de la salle was young he enjoyed science and nature.When he was 23 years old he sailed for montreal .He sailed to lake ontario but he dident found it .Robert de la salle named louisiana( before it was named)after king louis.He was the first europen to sail the missisippi river and went to canada in the spring of 1681 and in 1682 robert de la salle traveld down illinois river .In 1684 he saild to the gulf of mexico .From 1684 to 1687 robert de la salle led an expedition to the southern end of the missisippi river and it was full of problems.But on march 20 1687 he got shot in the head by two of his men.=