As a Result of Expeditions by Louis Joliet, Jacques Marquette

As a result of expeditions by Louis Joliet, Jacques Marquette, and Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, France

A) established a series of settlements along the Atlantic coast.
B) established a series of settlements along the Pacific coast.
C) discovered and claimed the Mississippi River Valley and established the Louisiana Territory.
D) defeated the Spanish in Mexico at the battle of Pueblo.