La Salle's expedition to find the mouth of the Mississippi and start a colony resulted in the loss of four ships. Describe what happened to each ship and the colony.

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Answer:

La Salle made two expeditions via sea route in search of a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi river to secure the interest of french trade.

Explanation:

René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle made two expeditions in search of the Mississippi River, the first one has started with the discovery of outlet of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.  La Salle, led his second expedition on 1 August 1684, with four ships and a band of companions including women and children to look for a possible permanent settlement there. The second expedition proved fatal as the ships were lost, their group faded away and La Salle's death because of latitude miscalculation and grave discontent rose among the group.

Answer:

The ship that was seized by pirates because they lost many men and it was an omen for the expedition to turn back. The supply ship that ran aground in the bay because the colonists needed the food and other supplies to survive.The ship got robbed of supplies. There were no other French colonies nearby to help them.

The ship that was stolen because it represented the lack of respect and control La Salle had over his colony. The ship that was destroyed in the storm because the loss of the final ship meant the colonists were stranded in hostile territory and could not get supplies from French colonies in the Caribbean.

The third ship abandoned them and went back to France. The last ship made it, some people got off near what is now called Huston others stayed on the boat and abandoned whoever got off the boats. Now the people who got off the boat were stranded and had no way home.

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