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Marquette and Joliet, LaSalle Notes

1. Jacques Marquette was a French _____________and _____________. He sailed to Quebec in ______________ and started a mission for the Indians. He and Louis ______________

found the _______________________ River in _____________. They were the first

white men to see this. They continued to travel up and down the rivers and lakes, looking for the Northwest__________________. Along the way, they met many Indians. Father Marquette preached to many of these __________tribes. Joliet greatly _______________ the fur trade westward, and made extensive __________. When warned of hostile ______________and Spanish _______________, they returned to Lake ________________. Joliet’s journals and maps were ______________when the _______________overturned. Marquette’s diary does remain.

2. Robert LaSalle was a ________________explorer sent by King Louis XIV travel ________

from ______________ and sail down the ______________________ River to the ______

of Mexico. He was the first ____________________ to travel down the entire ________________ of the Mississippi River. His mission was to _____________and _______________ fur-trading _______________ along the river. He named the entire area ________________________, in honor of King ___________ ____ of France. He also explored these Great Lakes: _____________________, ______________________, and _____________________________. LaSalle made enemies of the local Indians in _____________ when his men shot Indians taking supplies from a ______________

ship. LaSalle was killed by a group of 5 _________________ on March 19, 1687.