René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, crosses, fleurs-de-lis, explorers, proclamation Two men pick up the cross and plant in the ground. Top of the cross with three fleurs-de-lis. Four men armed with rifles fire shots into the air and shout "Long live the king". Explorers, along with La Salle and a monk walk into the woods carrying boxes and personal belongings Keywords: CANADA,GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY,EXPLORER,HISTORY,NEW FRANCE