See the list of founding fathers
La Salle was a French Explorer who sailed down the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico and claimed for the French Crown all land drained by this mighty river. He was instrumental in establishing French dominance west of the Appalachians.
| Colonization Founding Fathers | |
|---|---|
| Trade | Adam Smith • Jakob Fugger • Jan de Witt • Peter Minuit • Peter Stuyvesant |
| Exploration | Ferdinand Magellan • Francisco de Coronado • Henry Hudson • Hernando de Soto • Sieur de La Salle |
| Military | Francis Drake • George Washington • Hernan Cortes • John Paul Jones • Paul Revere |
| Political | Benjamin Franklin • Pocahontas • Simon Bolivar • Thomas Jefferson • Thomas Paine |
| Religious | Bartolome de las Casas • Father Jean de Brebeuf • Juan de Sepulveda • William Brewster • William Penn |