Economic troubles, weak leader, and National Assembly
Possibly the last one or the third one.
They fished whales and fish. They traded with the Indians, built ships, farmed grain, rice, and wheat and manufactured iron goods.
Robert de la Salle is noted for : C. Claiming for the france the land around the Missisii river
He was the leader of the expedition down to Mississippi river. capture it, and rename it after King Louis XIV as a form of tribute
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