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The French Challenge Spanish Claims a. In the early 1600s, France established the colony of Quebec in Canada. b i. France sent explorer Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle to challenge Spain’s claims to land in and around Texas. ii. La Salle was the first European to navigate the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. iii. He claimed all the land draining into this river for King Louis XIV, naming it Louisiana. iv. He returned to France with plans for a French colony at the mouth of this river.
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Topic: French ExplorationMain Idea: When the French
established a presence in Texas, it forced Spain to renew its interest in
the area.
Essential Questions:
How did the contributions of European explorers and settlers impact Texas?
What happens when cultures come into contact with each other?
The French Challenge The French Challenge Spanish ClaimsSpanish Claims
a.a. In the early 1600s, France established the colony of Quebec in Canada.In the early 1600s, France established the colony of Quebec in Canada.b.b. 16821682
i.i. France sent explorer Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La SalleFrance sent explorer Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle to challenge Spain’s claims to land in and to challenge Spain’s claims to land in and around Texas.around Texas.
ii.ii. La Salle was the La Salle was the first European to navigate the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexicofirst European to navigate the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico..iii.iii. He claimed all the land draining into this river for He claimed all the land draining into this river for King Louis XIVKing Louis XIV, naming it , naming it LouisianaLouisiana..iv.iv. He He returned to France returned to France with plans for a French colony at the mouth of this river.with plans for a French colony at the mouth of this river.
Robert La SalleRobert La Salle
WHEN: WHEN: 1678-16871678-1687 COUNTRY: COUNTRY: FRANCEFRANCE
The French Challenge The French Challenge Spanish ClaimsSpanish Claims
c.c. 1684-16851684-1685i.i. He took He took 4 ships with 280+ colonists 4 ships with 280+ colonists to settle the Louisiana colony.to settle the Louisiana colony.ii.ii. One ship was captured by Spanish pirates, while the others were separated in a storm.One ship was captured by Spanish pirates, while the others were separated in a storm.
*How many ships are still left?*How many ships are still left?
iii.iii. As a result, he As a result, he missed the mouth of the Mississippi River andmissed the mouth of the Mississippi River and sailed southwest landing sailed southwest landing ashore at Matagorda Bay, Texasashore at Matagorda Bay, Texas!!
La Salle’s SuccessLa Salle’s Successa.a. La Salle’s Success:La Salle’s Success:
i.i. La Salle La Salle built a built a stockadestockade—an —an enclosureenclosure of posts to form a of posts to form a defensedefense, on the banks of a small , on the banks of a small river.river.
ii.ii. This outpost becomes known as This outpost becomes known as FortFort St. LouisSt. Louis..
An Artists’ Drawing of Fort St. LouisAn Artists’ Drawing of Fort St. Louis
La Salle’s FailuresLa Salle’s Failuresb.b. La Salle’s Failures:La Salle’s Failures:
i.i. One ship wrecks upon landing, One ship wrecks upon landing, another leaves, and the last one another leaves, and the last one crash lands on a sandbar.crash lands on a sandbar.
ii.ii. Also, Also, Fort St. Louis had failed Fort St. Louis had failed cropscrops, colonists are dying from , colonists are dying from starvationstarvation, , diseasedisease, and , and fighting fighting with the Karankawawith the Karankawa natives. natives.
La Salle’s 2La Salle’s 2ndnd Expedition Expeditionc.c. La Salle’s Second ExpeditionLa Salle’s Second Expedition
i.i. In In need of helpneed of help, he leads a , he leads a small group small group to search for the Mississippi Riverto search for the Mississippi River..
ii.ii. His His goalgoal is to is to travel north to Canada travel north to Canada and find help at French settlements and find help at French settlements there.there.
iii.iii. He ventures into east Texas (some say He ventures into east Texas (some say near Navasota) and is laternear Navasota) and is later murdered murdered by his own menby his own men (they were fed up!) (they were fed up!)
iv.iv. Some of these men made it to Quebec Some of these men made it to Quebec and eventually back to France.and eventually back to France.
La Salle Statues in TexasLa Salle Statues in Texas
Indianola, Texas (near Matagorda Bay)
Navasota, Texas (where they claim he was killed)
What happened to Fort St. What happened to Fort St. Louis?Louis?
d.d. The Fate of Fort St. LouisThe Fate of Fort St. Louisi.i. Overall, the Overall, the French colony fails as French colony fails as
a settlementa settlement..ii.ii. Some colonists are taken hostage Some colonists are taken hostage
(but later adopted) (but later adopted) by the by the KarankawasKarankawas, while , while most are most are killedkilled..
French Flag Over TexasFrench Flag Over Texase.e. Result of La Salle’s EffortResult of La Salle’s Effort
i.i. The The FrenchFrench NEVER successfully NEVER successfully settle Texassettle Texas, but claim it for , but claim it for France anyway!France anyway!
ii.ii. La Salle’s efforts La Salle’s efforts shifted the focus shifted the focus of Spanish interest from western of Spanish interest from western Texas to eastern TexasTexas to eastern Texas. New Spain . New Spain also also renewed efforts to explore renewed efforts to explore the northern Gulf shore.the northern Gulf shore.
i. Fun Fact: Later in 1803, the U.S. government tries to claim that Texas should be part of the “Louisiana Purchase” since it was claimed by France in the late 1600s!
