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10 Cards in this Set
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French fur trader. Traveled with Fr. Maruquette to explore the Mississippi
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Louis Joliet
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Claimed land for King Louis XIV & named it Louisiana
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LaSalle
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LaSalle's lietenant cut off arm and was named "Iron Arm"
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Henri de Tonti
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Sent by King Louis XIV to go down the MS river all the way to the mouth to build Fort Mauripaw
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Iberville
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Iberville's little brother; the founder of New Orleans
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Bienville
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1st proprieter of LA wealthy French buisnessman
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Antoine Crozat
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Built a plant in Detroit refused to smoke the peace pipe decided to grow tobacco, Crozat's gov.
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Cadillac
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Built Fort Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches
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St. Denis
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2nd proprieter Founder of the Comapny of the West
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John Law
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Gov. with credit for having the 1st Mardi Gras ball
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Vaudreville
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