LOUIS JOLLIET

COUNTRY REPRESENTED

• Louis Jolliet was a French Canadian
• He mainly represented Canada and the US

TIME OF EXPLORATION

• 1673-1694

WHY WAS THE VOYAGE UNDERTAKEN?

• Louis Jolliet took on this voyage with Jacques Marquette
• They wanted to explore unsettled territory in North America

EVIDENCE OF PERSISTENCE/RISK-TAKING

• Indians were in the place they were going

CHALLENGES FACED

• Jacques Marquette became ill
• Marquette's illness was dysentery

RESULTS OF EXPLORATION

• Jacques Marquette's death
• They effected Illinois hugely
• Louis Jolliet became a successful spy
• Louis Jolliet lost maps/artifacts
• Kept Jacques Marquette's journal