What did Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet do?

What did Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet do?

• A. They were French explorers who traveled the Mississippi River.
• B. They established Quebec.
• C. They sailed to the Pacific Ocean.
• D. They conquered Mexico.

Answer: (A)

The idea here is to know who Marquette and Joliet were and what they did on their expedition. They were French explorers who traveled down the Mississippi River in the 1670s to explore and map the interior of North America and to see where the river flowed and what trade routes might exist. Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Joliet, a fur trader, set out to learn whether the Mississippi emptied into the Gulf of Mexico and to learn what lay along the river. They started along Lake Michigan and made their way down the Mississippi, traveling as far as the Arkansas River region, gathering information, and recording their observations. Their voyage helped map parts of the river and opened up further interest in exploration and trade across the Mississippi Valley. They did not establish Quebec—that was Champlain. They did not sail to the Pacific Ocean, and they did not conquer Mexico.

The idea here is to know who Marquette and Joliet were and what they did on their expedition. They were French explorers who traveled down the Mississippi River in the 1670s to explore and map the interior of North America and to see where the river flowed and what trade routes might exist.

Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Joliet, a fur trader, set out to learn whether the Mississippi emptied into the Gulf of Mexico and to learn what lay along the river. They started along Lake Michigan and made their way down the Mississippi, traveling as far as the Arkansas River region, gathering information, and recording their observations. Their voyage helped map parts of the river and opened up further interest in exploration and trade across the Mississippi Valley.

They did not establish Quebec—that was Champlain. They did not sail to the Pacific Ocean, and they did not conquer Mexico.