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Marquette, Joliet, LaSalle Assignment

1. Using the map, label the explorations of Marquette and Joliet, andLaSalle. Use a different color for each. Label on the map:

North America

Canada

Mexico

Atlantic Ocean

Mississippi River

Lake Superior

Lake Michigan

Lake Ontario

Lake Erie

Lake Huron

2. What is the same about the trips of Marquette and Joliet, and LaSalle? Name at least three things which are similar. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. The French explorers never found the Northwest Passage. Were their trips a failure? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Was New France a successful colony for France? Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________________________

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