La Salle was the first French explorer to enter the area that is now part of Texas. He explored the Mississippi River delta and claimed it for France.

La Salle planned to start a settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but he was not a great navigator. He missed his target by 400 miles and went ashore at Matagorda Bay.

La Salle and the colonists built a settlement along Garcitas Creek called Fort St. Louis.

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Read pages 1 & 2 on your McGraw Hill, Chapter 5 Lesson 3, and then begin work on your foldables project. Make your foldable and fill out your tabs as shown by your teacher.

Remember to write at least three facts about the explorer's expedition, using evidence from McGraw Hill, Chapter 5.