Summary: Jacques Jeannette And Louis Joliet

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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet down the Mississippi to explore the unsettled land in North America. Jacques Marquette was a Missionary from France exploring the unsettled land to spread his religion and build relationships with the native americans. Louis Joliet was a canadian fur trader exploring the unsettled land to find new trade routes. Marquette traveled down the mississippi. They mapped out the mississippi and made peace with the Quapaw Indians and were given calumet which is a peace

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