By: Patricia Carlough

Marquette &Joliet

Jacques was a Catholic missionary and an explorer while Louis was a French-Canadian trader and explorer.

Jacques was born in Laon, FranceLouis 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

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet

Louis Joliet is from Quebec City, CanadaJacques Marquette is from Laon, FranceBoth Marquette and Joliet sailed under

France’s flag they sailed in the Queen Elizabethan eraThe Mississippi River Expedition was a year

long

What country did they work for

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

What did they discover

They used two birch bark canoesThey mainly sailedSometimes traveled on footCarried salted meat, trinkets for trading and

some dairies for recordingSpread word of God from tribe to tribe

What kind of ships did they use

They took a group of five men Took 30 days to go 1,273 milesTook twice as long 54 days to only go 920

milesJoliet had paddled 2,500 miles on his

exploration of the Mississippi RiverMarquette drew a map of the country and

kept a diary

About the Exploration Party

In 1675 Joliet married Claire-Francoise BissotJoliet and Claire had one child Jean-Baptiste

Joliet1700 Joliet died on an exploration After trying to contact Illinois Indians

Marquette fell ill1675 May 19 Marquette died

Fun Facts

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 QuebecHelped found a colony in Port Royal and Nova

Scotia in 1605Champlain was a governor for Quebec until

his death in December 25, 1635

Champlain

Champlain was well educated Known as father of CanadaExpedition consisted of 24 canoes, 60

warriors, and only three white men1610, 40 year old Champlain married 12 year

old Helene BoulleDecember 25, 1635 Champlain died

Interesting Facts