Father Jacques Marquette

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Father Jacques Marquette

• Rebecca Bradley
• October 26

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Where was he from?

• Laon, France
• June 10, 1637 May 18, 1675

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Where did he explore?

• Mississippi river
• St. Ignace
• A bit of Gulf of Mexico
• Arkansas River

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Why did he explore this area? Was he looking for
something?

• He believed the Mississippi river might flow
  west and lead to the Pacific Ocean.
• He was looking for a shorter passage to the Spice
  Islands.

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Additional Information

• Louis Jolliet was a friend of Marquette
• Marquette was a Roman Catholic
• Marquette joined the Canadian-French explorer
  Louis Jolliet
• Marquette was a missionary in North America
• Marquette and Louis were the first Europeans to
  explore the Mississippi River
• He was a Christian missionary who preached to
  people

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Reflection

• I think Marquette was a risk-taker because he was
  going to explore a place what had never been
  explored and he was a brave man.
• He was a person who had an open-mind because he
  listened to other people and he believed in
  himself.
• I think he was a person who liked finding things
  that had not been found.