1. When and where was La Salle born?
2. At what present Canadian city  did La Salle build Fort Frontenac in 1675?
3. With whom did La Salle begin to explore the Great Lakes Region and beyond?
4. Father Hennepin was the first European to see what falls?
5. Describe in detail La Salle's relations with the Indians. Why?
6. Where did La Salle establish or attempt to establish settlements?
7. What were the purposes of these settlements?
8. How many attempts did La Salle make to find the mouth of the Mississippi River?
9. What were the good and the bad aspects of his personality?
10. How were La Salle's discoveries and claims of land important to France?
11. In what ways was his last journey a disaster?
12. When, where, and under what circumstances did La Salle die?

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