81. In Search Of La Salle - Http://www.houstonpbs.org deprived of fame in the Old world, risking all to find it in the new.The documentary begins with bourgeois rene robert Caveller s youth in Catholic http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prd_lasalle

82. Metairie.com The first Frenchman to explore the lower Mississippi was rene robert Cavalier,Sieur de La Salle, who passed by new Orleans site in April 1682 on a float http://www.metairie.com/history/jefferson.htm

Search Box: E-Mail Address: Jefferson Parish History The French were not inclined to adequately populate the Louisiana Territory during the 1700's. The French/Bourbon government preferred to populate the area with conservative Catholic settlers. However, conservative Catholic Frenchmen preferred to remain in France with their friends, businesses and relatives over the relative lack of sophistication of the new French Territory. Many rural Acadians ("Cajuns") settled the countryside around New Orleans in the 1760's, after being hounded out of Canada. French and Spanish land grants made during the colonial period set the pattern for development in what was later to become the Greater New Orleans area, including Jefferson Parish. Roman Catholic is still the predominant religion. Great Louisiana Cajun names like " Jefferson Chouest" (my dad) are properly pronounced. Many areas of Louisiana law are still based upon the "civil" law and the French Civil Code of 1804 (the

83. Canada 5 From Hospitality North, Prince George, British Columbia Natives, Explorers, Northwest passage, new France, BNA, Empire loyalist, River (1673) and those of rene renerobert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/hospitalitynorth/canada-4.htm

Deutsche Seiten Begin/Anfang Canada North America Page Five Index Overview Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 ... Progress Canada In a series of migrations that occurred during the last stages of the Pleistocene Ice Age, Mongoloid peoples from Asia entered North America, probably crossing the Bering Strait. Gradually they spread over the continent and into South America. By 1600, more than 250,000 of their descendants inhabited what is now Canada. Developing a Stone Age economy, they hunted, fished, and gathered food and, in warmer areas, also farmed. The basic social unit was the band, which varied from a few families to several hundred people. In areas of higher settlement density, bands were organized into nations and even larger units such as confederacies. The largest linguistic group was the Algonquian , which included migratory hunters such as the Cree and Naskapi in the eastern subarctic region and the Abenaki and Micmac in the eastern woodlands on the coast. By the 18th century, Algonquians had spread west, where the Ottawa, Ojibwa, Blackfoot, Plains Cree, and others roamed the prairies and plains in search of buffalo. The Iroquoian-speaking nations the Huron and the Iroquois lived in permanent farm settlements and had highly developed societies in the St. Lawrence Valley and around Lakes Ontario and Erie.

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85. North American Rune Stones it is a monument to rene robert Cavelier de la Salle, a French explorer, This language was used around 600 AD and is the key to the new dating of http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/americanstones.html

Several rune stones have been found in the United States, most notably the Kensington Runestone in Minnesota and the Heavener Stone in Oklahoma. There is considerable debate over their age and validity. The "Kensington Runestone" is a slab of gray stone, measuring 36 inches long, 16 inches wide, and 6 inches thick. It contains runic writing along the face of the stone and along one edge. The stone was found by a Minnesota farmer named Olaf Ohman in November of 1898 while a digging up a poplar tree stump on the southern slope of a 50-foot high knoll. The stone was buried face down about six inches below the surface, with the tree roots wrapped around it. Mr. Ohman and his sons saw the runic letters but did not know what they were. Unfortunately, the stone was not left in place, so they were unable to demonstrate its obvious age from the growth pattern of the tree. The stone was sent to the University of Minnesota and then to Chicago. It was was studied by runic scholars, who interpreted the inscription to be an account of Norse explorers in the 14th Century. Many authorities who have since examined the stone have claimed it a forgery, but others are equally certain of its authenticity. It is known King Magnus of Sweden sent that a party to Greenland in 1355. They never returned. It is very possible that these men were from that party. The stone bears the date of 1362. The transliteration of the text is generally accepted as:

86. La Salle 1 robert de La Salle was determined to see the new world like his brother Jean . He explored a lot of places around the world. robert de La Salle was a http://students.csmh.org/calweb/lasallei.html

Robert de La Salle Biography One By Jessica Rene Cavalier, or Sieur de La Salle, was married and had 8 children. Robert had a brother and he became a priest. Robert wanted to be a priest like his brother .He never became a real priest. Robert became an explorer. He explored The Mississippi River. He also explored the Gulf of Mexico. He explored a lot of places around the world. Robert de La Salle was a famous explorer. De La Salle born on December 28 1643. When he was 31 he owned the Tower of Notre Dame. He claimed the whole Mississippi water shed in the name of France. Two years later French King Louis xiv supplied La Salle with ships and colonists. Robert owned Louisiana before he set sail to discover it. Robert and his crew set sail on May 5 1684.Three of his remaining ships were wrecked. He explored all of the Great Lakes Biography Two By Martin

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88. New Buffalo Township In 1675 Father Jacques Marquette was the first European explorer, Four yearslater another Jesuit, rene robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle, http://www.newbuffalotownship.org/

NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Main Number (269) 469-1011 Fax (269) 469-6711 NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP OFFICE DIRECTORY TOWNSHIP BOARD TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE INDEX ... PRINTABLE FORMS A History of New Buffalo Township When the last ice age ended, the receding glaciers left the enormous gouges that filled to become the Great Lakes. Glacial and fluvial deposition created the inland areas, while dunes along the shore were left by the retreating shoreline. In historic times the southeast corner of Lake Michigan contained alternating wetlands and forests of beech, oak and maple. In 1675 Father Jacques Marquette was the first European explorer, coming down the Saint Joseph river, which he called the River of the Miamis after the Indian tribe living along its banks. Four years later another Jesuit, Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle, and a party of 14 came up around the bottom of the lake in canoes. By then, the Miamis were being displaced by the Potawatomis, who farmed in villages in the summer and migrated to winter hunting grounds in the fall. They lived in dome-shaped wigwams or large, bark-covered huts. They made maple sugar and enjoyed a bounty of fish and game. During the passenger pigeon migrations the flocks of the large birds were so thick they could be felled "even with poles and club wielded by men standing on dunes."

89. 90.01.08: Spain And France Influence In Europe And In The New World He explored Samoa, new Hebrides and new Guinea in the Pacific. So when, in1682, rene robert Cavalier claimed it for the King Louis IV and called the http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/1/90.01.08.x.html

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Spain and France Influence in Europe and in the New World by Iole A. Apicella Contents of Curriculum Unit 90.01.08: Narrative Teachers’ Bibliography Student Bibliography To Guide Entry Spain and France are two countries sharing the same border. Over the centuries they have influenced each other, tried to overpower each other and, after their power extended abroad, they tried to steal from each other in more ways than one. Whatever the political reasons for their behavior, culturally they have continued to look on each other for inspiration that influenced their societies at different stages of their existence as world powers. This unit will consider two special periods in the life of these two countries: the Middle Ages and the Discovery of America. During the Middle Ages, Spain was able to influence France directly, mainly the South, through its language. After the Discovery of America, Spain had a profound impact on the destiny of the territories it conquered and not only was it unable to establish a relationship of confidence and trust with them, it also failed to prepare them for self government. The results of this inefficiency are such that today the Latin-American countries are still trying to find their own identity, they are impoverished from the exploitation of their own resources by foreign hands, and their governments are still very shaky from lack of real leadership. France, on the other hand, with the new ideas of 1789 coming from her poets and the revolution itself, was able to inspire a spirit of freedom into the conquered nations, to influence them culturally and, on certain occasions, to take advantage on its own account.

90. The Colonial Cycle In U.S. History Louis Jolliet, René robert de La Salle, Sir Isaac newton, robert Hooke, A new world An Epic of Colonial America from the Founding of Jamestown to http://www.timepage.org/cyc/colo.html

Cycles in U.S. History The Colonial Cycle (1589-1692) Guide Home Links Weekly Picks Past Picks ... Email William Penn (Engraving) Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Index [History Cycles] [Generations] [Extras] [Lessons] The beginning of this cycle roughly coincides with the English colonization of the Atlantic Coast of North America. Prior to this time there were already Spanish settlements in Florida; the French had colonized in South Carolina and Champlain was contemplating his colony on the St. Lawrence river; De Soto had discovered the Mississippi River and Sir Francis Drake as well as the Spanish had explored the Pacific Coast; and, of course, the Spanish had a large presence in the Caribbean and Southern North America. The products of the new world were already being sampled in Europe as tobacco was introduced by slave traders in England as early as 1565; sugar cane and its by-product, Demon Rum, were being produced in the Caribbean; and fish and furs were being harvested from the Northern continent. By the end of the cycle, a dozen hardy colonies were functioning as a valuable component of the British colonial empire. A Map of the Colonies Prior to the Revolution Map collection Colonial Map 13 Originals Thomas Hariot's "A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

91. French Colonization Of The Americas -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article Explorers and settlers from (A republic in western Europe; Sieur de La Salle)renerobert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle named the great central belt of http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/f/fr/french_colonization_of_the_am

French colonization of the Americas [Categories: Colonization of the Americas] North America The French established (Click link for more info and facts about colonies across the New World) colonies across the New World in the 17th century. They were developed to export sugar and furs among other products. Explorers and settlers from (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France settled in what is now (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada , the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf coast in what is now (A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War) Alabama (A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War) Mississippi and (A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War) Louisiana founding the cities of (The largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British)

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AllRefer Channels :: Health Yellow Pages Reference Weather September 23, 2005 Medicine People Places History ... Maps Web AllRefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Reference Encyclopedia Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors ... La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z L La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors Related Category: Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de [r O u ly A u Pronunciation Key He entered a Jesuit novitiate as a boy but later left the religious life. In 1666 he went to Canada, where he developed a seigniory at Lachine. In 1673 the governor of New France, Frontenac, made him commandant of Fort Frontenac (see Kingston , Ont., Canada). After a visit to France, where he was granted a patent of nobility, La Salle began (1675) to develop the trade at the post. In 1677 he was in France again and obtained a patent to build forts, explore, and trade. When he returned, he brought with him Henri de Tonti , who was his lieutenant in later enterprises. In 1679 a blockhouse was built at the outlet of the Niagara River, and in August they set out across the Great Lakes in the

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95. Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur De La Salle Fort River Mississippi rene robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle Fort River Mississippi Economy. European traders and trappers explored the continent and established http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Rene:Robert:Cavelier:Sieur:de:La:Salle.htm

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98. DEDICATION OF FRENCH MARKER AT VENICE PLAQUEMINES PARISH LOUISIANA To prevent infringement into their new world colonies, To lasalle, we owea great debt, as do we owe to those explorers and settlers of France who http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/plaquemi/history/frenmakr.txt

today."DEDICATION OF FRENCH MARKER AT VENICE PLAQUEMINES PARISH LOUISIANA Submitted by: Gladys Stovall Armstrong Typed by: Darnell Marie Brunner Beck Published by: "The Deep Delta" Written by: Rod Lincoln ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor ==================================================================== The following speech was presented by Rod LINCOLN on December 18, 1982, at the dedication of the French Marker at Venice, Louisiana, honoring the Tricentennial of LA SALLE claiming all of the lands drained by the Mississippi River for the King of France: "plaquemines parish has an important part in the history of the United States because on a plot of ground near Venice, Rene Robert CAVELIER, the Sieur de la Salle claimed ALL of the lands drained by the Mississippi in the name of the King of France. "From this plot of ground, our great state of Louisiana was named, and the first cross, the symbol of Christianity, was planted. "How ironic that LaSalle chose perhaps the newest land in the hemisphere in which to claim the oldest. He Chose a land most indians believed full of evil Spirits, to be the cradle of Christianity in this New World. "In order for us to fully appreciate the history of our parish and the relevance of LASALLE's explorations, it is important we set the stage for his discoveries. "plaquemines parish, or at least the geographical area now known as Plaquemines parish began approximately 1,000 years ago, when the Mississippi River "crevassed" of broke through its natural levee at what is now English Turn. Once the river broke through, it remained open, pouring its silt laden waters directly into the Gulf of Mexico. The river channel through St. Bernard parish quickly silted in and the entire Mississippi River was soon building our delta. "Archaeologists tell us that indians lived in the northeast portion of our parish along the old Mississippi channel as early as the time of Christ. The area around English Turn has supported four major indian cultures, each leaving distinct signs of their presence. As a matter of fact, though the plaquemines indian culture existed along the entire northern Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Alabama, the culture was originally identified here and derives its name from this parish. "These indians lived along the natural levees of the Mississippi and its stream ridges. They foraged, fished, and hunted for their food. They built temples, buriel mounds, and village sites often called mounds or middens. As late as the 1920's archaelogists recorded 26 distinct indian mounds or middens in plaquemines parish. Naturally, there were many more than this, that either sank into the marsh or were destroyed by the white men for the shells. "At the time of LASALLE's arrival, these indian middens extended to a point just south of present day Port Sulphur. Our local indians were quite docile and peaceful. "They believed that the area near the mouth of the river was full of evil spirits. "They had seen small islands rise up before their eyes and other islands sink. They had seen the fiery balls of marsh gas shooting across this land. They had felt the quaking earth of this building delta. "Though the area discouraged settlement, indians from distance places came to fish and hunt here. LASALLE and his expedition saw no indians on their journey below New Orleans, but they certainly saw signs of their presence. As a matter of fact, the Franciscan friar, Zenoba Membre, the principal recordkeeper on LASALLE's expedition recounts exploring South Pa.~s with a small band of men led by LASALLE's lieutenant TONTI. During their expedition, they came across a cache of dried meat presumably left by an indian fisherman. The hungry explorers enthusiastically began eating the dried meat until someone remarked that it was human flesh. "This was obviously not one of the local tribes, but perhaps a member of the canibalistic Attakapaw tribe, to the west. "LASALLE and his expedition were not the first to see the mouth of Mississippi, nor explore its lower reaches. "Perhaps as early as 1497 or 1498, Americus VESPUCCI saw the mouth of the Mississippi. He would not have seen the multi-passed delta configuration we see today - this was not yet formed. At the time of his expedition, the mouth would have been near Buras. Its muddy waters would have extended many miles into the Gulf to lead any explorer to its mouth. "VESPUCCI, who we named America after, explored the entire Gulf coast as well as portions of the Atlantic coasts of North and South America. "His explorations were published in WALDSEMUELLERS 1507 Admiral's Map. This map shows what appears to be a peninsula of land with the mouth of a great river just east of it. "Since the Mississippi Delta is the only peninsula of consequence in the Gulf, it seems likely that he, Americus VESPUCCI, did at least see the mouth of the Mississipp. Because of location and size, the great river was probably the mouth of Mobile Bay. "Between 1492 and 1502, dozens of explorations were made into the New World, primarily by the Spanish who concentrated their efforts on the Gulf of Mexico and the Carribean. "The spanish gove~nment kept the details of all of their explorations secret, to discourage explorers from other countries from coming into the Gulf. "To prevent infringement into their New World colonies, the Spanish regularly released poorly detailed maps, with inaccurate information, showing numerous non-existent spanish settlements at the site of indian camps. '1These maps confused would-be explorers from other countries. They gave the mistaken impression that the entire Gulf had been explored and heavily settled. The numerous gold loaded vessels travelling between Mexico and Spain gave the appearance of heavy Spanish colonization in the Gulf. This was not the case. "The Spanish heavily explored the Gulf of Mexico area for nearly 50 years, until the Hernando DESOTO expedition in 1542. As we all know, DESOTO led a large party of explorers from Florida throughout the southern states looking for gold. Near the confluence of the Arkansas River and the Mississippi be was killed by the indians and the remnants of his men fled down the Mississippi and then to Mexico. Gold was discovered in Mexico and spanish exploration was practically abandoned. All Spain's efforts were directed at getting the mexican gold. "It is unfortunate that most of the detailed records of the early spanish explorers into the new world were destroyed by fires and other calamities in Cuba and Spain. As a result, we may never know how much early spanish explorers really knew about our area. "There was virtually no activity in the southern part of this country between 1542 and LASALLE's exploration in 1682 "LASALLE was not only the first known explorer to travel the length of the Mississippi, but he was to renew european interest in the Gulf of Mexico. Even more importantly, LaSalle opened the door for the French settlement of our state. "To LASALLE, we owe a great debt, as do we owe to those explorers and settlers of France who followed him. How appropriate it is that we honor LASALLE with a plaque in his native language here

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Videos 1. American Deserts - Life in the Desert A series of three 10-minute programs that take students to the four principal US desert s: Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave and Great Basin. Programs include "What is a desert ?" that defines the desert biome, "Life in the desert ," describing the adaptations of plants and animals, and "Water in the desert ," which describes how the availability of water controls not only the range of plants and animals, but also our historic and contemporary use of the desert . Offers background information on the four North American desert s and features topical information for the program's different segments. Grades: Gr. 4 - Gr. 8 Runtime: 10:00 ©2000 Environmental Media Correlations Teachers' Guides 2. Almond Growing and Harvest The almond nut is the seed from the fruit of the almond tree and like other fruits the almond starts as a blossom. In the early spring the almond tree blooms with beautiful white and pink flowers. The petals of these blossoms fall off and the almond fruit emerges from the center of the flower. The

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Search: 50states.com Yellow Pages White Pages Biographies ... Search Indiana Facts and Trivia The first long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner averaged 75 miles an hour and won a 1st place prize of $14,000. Today the average speed is over 167 miles an hour and the prize is more than $1.2 million. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the site of the greatest spectacle in sports, the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 is held every Memorial Day weekend in the Hoosier capital city. The race is 200 laps or 500 miles long. Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. He lived most of his boyhood life in Spencer County with his parents Thomas and Nancy. Explorers Lewis and Clark set out from Fort Vincennes on their exploration of the Northwest Territory. The movie "Hard Rain" was filmed in Huntingburg. During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation. Marcella Gruelle of Indianapolis created the Raggedy Ann doll in 1914. The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871.

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