de tonti, john law, and french
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Let’s Settle ThisArkansas 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