La Salle- 4th Grade

La Salle- 4th Grade

A look at another Explorer

We will identify the accomplishments and economic motivations of Robert Cavalier de La Salle. We will learn about La Salle's ill-fated expeditions to the New World and how his journey impacted Texas!

Open Ended

Yesterday you read an article about U.S. National Monuments. What was one of the Monuments you read about?

What is so significant about the monument?

Who is La Salle?

Watch Robert de La Salle Video (Studies Weekly)

Multiple Choice

What was La Salle's primary reason for wanting to establish a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• to control Texas

• To control the central part of North America

• to start a war with Spain

• the find waterway to China

Open Ended

What were some of your questions you still have about La Salle (This was yesterday's assignment)

On the Undersea Trail of La Salle

By Archeologist Toni Carrell