De tonti, john law, and french

Let’s Settle This Arkansas Post

La Salle’s Legacy
Returned to France
Left France on a huge expedition
Missed the landing point (Gulf of Mexico)
They were lost
Scared and worried, his men murdered La Salle
He built a positive and trusting relationships with the Indians
Opened waterways
Established permanent settlements

De Tonti
De Tonti awaited La Salle’s return to America
Waited in St. Louis for 2 years
Worried that he would not return, De Tonti went looking for him

Arkansas Post
De Tonti established this fort in 1686
Poste aux Arkansas
Very few people lived here
Many traders and travelers would temporally stay here
La Salle’s men found their way here

France at War
France could not afford to send more explorers due to their revolutionary war
French tried to limit Spanish & English claims on land

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De tonti, john law, and french

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