La Salle's claims for France covered which part of North America?
The Least Fertile
The Most Fertile Half
The Northernmost Tip
The Southern Coastline
Answer
The answer, The Most Fertile Half, refers to the claim made by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in the late 17th century. La Salle believed that France had a legitimate claim to a vast territory in North America, encompassing the Mississippi River Basin and extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
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