1. Marquette & Joliet
By: Patricia Carlough

2. Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
Jacques was a Catholic missionary and an explorer while Louis was a French-Canadian trader and explorer.
Jacques was born in Laon, France
Louis was born near Quebec City and was raised in a Jesuit seminary
In 1672 Joliet was named the leader of the exploration of the great lakes.
After the expedition Marquette went back to preach to a tribe of Illinois Native Americans until his death in 1675

3. What country did they work for
Louis Joliet is from Quebec City, Canada
Jacques Marquette is from Laon, France
Both Marquette and Joliet sailed under France’s flag
they sailed in the Queen Elizabethan era
The Mississippi River Expedition was a year long

4. What did they discover
first Europeans to sail along the Mississippi River.
sailed Lake Michigan and explored both the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.
they didn’t want to be captured so they sailed up the Illinois River into Lake Michigan
after a canoe tipping Joliet lost all of his maps and dairies of the expedition.
They sailed the Mississippi River in 1673

5. What kind of ships did they use
They used two birch bark canoes
They mainly sailed
Sometimes traveled on foot
Carried salted meat, trinkets for trading and some dairies for recording
Spread word of God from tribe to tribe

6. About the Exploration Party
They took a group of five men
Took 30 days to go 1,273 miles
Took twice as long 54 days to only go 920 miles
Joliet had paddled 2,500 miles on his exploration of the Mississippi River
Marquette drew a map of the country and kept a diary

7. Fun Facts In 1675 Joliet married Claire-Francoise Bissot
Joliet and Claire had one child Jean-Baptiste Joliet
1700 Joliet died on an exploration
After trying to contact Illinois Indians Marquette fell ill
1675 May 19 Marquette died

8. Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of North America
Searched for the Northwest Passage and settle on the Gaspe Peninsula
1608 led 32 colonists to settle in Quebec
Helped found a colony in Port Royal and Nova Scotia in 1605
Champlain was a governor for Quebec until his death in December 25, 1635

9. Interesting Facts Champlain was well educated
Known as father of Canada
Expedition consisted of 24 canoes, 60 warriors, and only three white men
1610, 40 year old Champlain married 12 year old Helene Boulle
December 25, 1635 Champlain died