Who followed the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico and claimed the region for france

René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle followed the Mississipi river to the gulf of Mexico and claimed the region 4 France.

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ok so u have2 basically

no statements but ok.

the statement that best describes the idea of manifest destiny that was used in the 19th century would be that "it was fate that the united states would continue to  expand westward," since people thought the us was "destined" to do so.