Question

Which of the following explorers claimed Louisiana Territory for France?

(A) Jacques Cartier

(B) Louis Joliet

(C) Jacques Marquette

(D) Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

(E) Samuel de Champlain

Answer 1

It was "D) Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle" who claimed Louisiana Territory for France, since it was he who ventured first into this land, which had not been inhabited and/or claimed by any European power. 

Answer 2

(D) Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle claimed Louisiana Territory for France~