From Quebec, the French embarked on an exploratory and fur-trading mission south into the Great Lakes region, the Mississippi valley and the Mississippi delta, claiming these lands as part of their Canada-Mississippi- _________ territory.

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Louisiana is the correct answer because the French claimed the Mississippi Valley and surrounding areas, naming the vast territory Louisiana after King Louis XIV of France. This area included not just the modern state of Louisiana but a large part of the central United States.

From Quebec, the French Embarked on an Exploratory and Fur-Trading