Five years later he asked to be sent abroad as a missionary. In 1682, he became the first european to travel the length of the mississippi. He whent to a school run by a jesuit preast and studied to become a jesuit as a child. Explorer of the mississippi river worlds great explorers. 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. With the money from king louis the 14th, his friends money, and his own. He explored the great lakes region of the united states and canada, the mississippi river, and the gulf of mexico. 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 o.
This exhibition explores the historic voyage, consequences, and groundbreaking successes that changed the course of texas history. Gains interest in the indians language and stories of rivers. Cavelier was a wealthy wholesale merchant and master of the brotherhood of notredame. The explorer was to land at the mouth of the mississippi river. On his greatest journey, he followed the mississippi to its mouth 1682, naming the land louisiana and claiming it for france. His career is a remarkable tale of wanderings in north america and of the intrigues of versailles. Explorer of the mississippi river worlds great explorers hargrove, jim on. He claimed every land he came across for france and founded many areas throughout the u.
In 1668, he sailed for canada to make his fortune in the fur trade. Robert smith en susanna hoffs en word of the day apoplectic apoplectic learn more. He was sent by king louis xiv 14 to travel south from canada and sail down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. 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. Our family comes from a long line of influential and aristocratic people. Herbland parish, rouen, france, on november 22, 1643, the son of catherine geeset and jean cavelier. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Led several expeditions on the great lakes and the ohio exploration of the mississippi, 1682. 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. He had great goals, but he had trouble achieving them.
Nationality and background i was born on november 22, 1643 near rouen, france. Marz 1687 im heutigen texas war ein franzosischer entdecker. He explored the great lakes area and was governor of fort frontenac on lake ontario 1675. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. He was the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river. Along the way, he got interested in the fur trade, and eventually set up his own fur trading post. My path media artifacts timeline quest teachers about search.