Asked by berlanda

How did Robert de La Salle help extend France’s influence in the Americas?

He explored and established colonies in Canada.
He explored Hudson Bay, the Hudson River, and the Hudson Strait.
He explored the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii.
He explored the Mississippi River and built trading posts on it.

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He explored the Mississippi River and built trading posts on it.

La Salle sailed the Mississippi to the Gulf (1682), claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France (naming it Louisiana), and established forts and trading posts to secure French control and trade in the interior.