Robert de La Salle is noted for:

Afinding the Northwest Passage.
Bclaiming for France the land around the Mississippi River.
Cleading a Jesuit mission in New France.
Dexploring the St. Lawrence River.

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the answer is B. claiming for France the land around the Mississippi River. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River

B. claiming for France the land around the Mississippi River 

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