JACQUES Marquette

FRENCH MISSIONARY

• Jacques was a French missionary sent to the new world (America) in 1666
• His job was to teach the native peoples
• He moved to help missionaries in the Great Lakes region.
• There he heard rumor of a great river called the Mississippi.
• The natives told him it was a great trade rout.

EXPLORATION

• Jacques requested permission to explore the great river
• He was granted permission in 1673
• He joined the expedition with Louis Jolliet.
• They left May 17, with two canoes and five French voyageurs.

THE DANGERS

• They ended up about 435 miles away from the golf of Mexico.
• They encountered many native groups that feared them.
• They also had to face the bitter cold of winter by Lake Michigan

EXPLORATION RESULTS

• The exploration was successful!
• They had traveled most of the way down the Mississippi River
• They also made friends with some of the natives.

GOOR OR BAD?

• The exploration had a good effect.
• It made it so the Mississippi River was no longer a rumor.
• The exploration made it so the river could be used as a trade rout.