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B. Rene-Robert La Salle
He was a French explorer who claimed the entire Mississippi River Basin as French territory.
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Hundreds of gold-seekers died and were buried along the trail. The strain took a toll on the oxen and mules as well. As they traveled, forty-niners lightened the load by throwing out everything they didn't need--from cookstoves and furniture to barrels of flour.
