What first brought French explorers to the region of present-day Mississippi? They were setting up a string of forts in the Mississippi Valley to block British expansion. They were searching the Gulf Coast for deepwater ports where they could build trading cities. They were traveling on the Mississippi River in search of a trade route across North America. They were trying to locate enslaved people who had escaped from French colonies in the Caribbean.

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Answer:

They were traveling on the Mississippi River in search of a trade route across North America.

Explanation:

  • From the period of 1699-1763, the Mississippi beam a part of the French revolution of the Louisianan here the French explored the region and made military outposts. They sort to establish a profitable economy.
  • When Cavalier de La Salle, took the area for France during his voyage into the Mississippi River. They travelled through the  Mississippi and made peace with other regions and travelled the Gulf of Mexico.