Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette never went as far as the Gulf of Mexico. Robert LaSalle explored the Gulf of Mexico.
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet mainly sailed down the Missipi River, starting in Lake Michigan and continuing until they reached Arkansas. On their trip back to Canada, they sailed the Illinois River.
According to Historians, the French King Louis XIV commissioned James Marquette and Louis Joliet to explore the American continent for expanding the French empire.
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Marquette and Joliet as part of their exploration of the unknown territories between the great lakes and the gulf of Mexico, sailed down the Mississippi discovering Indian tribes and new lands along the way including Arkansas and Iowa. They stayed only briefly. However, other French explorers followed. As a result Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Alvarez de Pindea discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1519. Hernando de Soto also finds the Mississippi River but that was 22 years later in 1541. In 1673 Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet verify that the river flows into the Gulf of Mexico and they explored well inland.
New France's Governor, Frontenac funded Pere Marquette and Louis Joliet.
The Jesuit priests of France sent him
Jacques Marquette was born in Laon, France while Louis Jolliet was born in Quebec before September 21, 1645
Marquette and joliet. La salle sailed the mississippi to the golf of mexico
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No, Joliet did not explore the St. Lawrence River for France. He is known for exploring the Mississippi River, along with Jacques Marquette, in the 17th century.
Joliet and Marquette explored for the King of France.
Yes his name was Louis Joliet
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