Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet were both explores of the lands and both had the same goal, which was to explore until they found a suitable place to set up a trading post. Jacques Marquette was born on June 10, 1637 and was awas a Catholic missionary and explorer. He was born in Loan, France and later became a Jesuit missionary. Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian trader and explorer. Jolliet was born in Québec City and raised in a Jesuit seminary. Unlike Marquette, he decided he didn't want to became a priest and became a trader with the Indians instead. As mentioned previously, both Marquette and Jolliet were both explorers and so they met in a trading post since jolliet worked as a fur trader. When they met they both undertook a journey to explore the territory in North America from the Great Lakes region to the Gulf of Mexico. During this trip they left with several men in canoes and thats when they entered the Mississippi River arrived in present-day Arkansas in June 1673. Which therefore, made them the first Europeans to come into contact with the Indians. They did many expeditions together but the importance of the expedition of Marquette and Joliet includes the realization of French dreams of an all-water route between the Great Lakes region and the Gulf of Mexico. French officials based on reports from Marquette, Joliet, and Arkansas’s Qua paw Indians,could begin to build forts to along the river, place a barrier between themselves and the English colonies, and expand the Catholic faith. The exploration of Marquette and Jolliet influenced other Frenchmen to explore more and learn more about the countries.
The Land Bridge that emerged caused many groups to spread across north, central, and south america which; therefore, developed countless of tribes and more than 2,000 languages emerged. Within these groups of people were the pueblo Indians, who were the first american corn growers. The early Paleo-Indians soon spread throughout the Americas, diversifying into many hundreds of culturally distinct nations and tribes. Christopher Columbus originated the term " Indian" and later the name was still used as the Americas at the time were often called "west indies''. The Indians had many infuences upon the Americans. The Indians brought different culture and points of views to the Americans. For example, Eastern Indians grew corn, beans, and squash and had also other beliefs. Indians felt nature was mixed with many spirits and Indians felt nature was sacred. They also thought that Indians had little or no concept or interest in money. this brought development to the Indian cultures.
Early North america history was affected by the fact that the once the mega continent spread out, it caused the continent to separate into drifting islands. North america was affected by The Great Ice Age, which caused the glaciers over North America to diminish. Because of this , the North american continent was far away from Europe and Asia; therefore, a land bridge emerged linking Asia and North America together by the Bering Sea. The Bering Strait allowed for early people to migrate to the region.
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet were both explores of the lands and both had the same goal, which was to explore until they found a suitable place to set up a trading post. Jacques Marquette was born on June 10, 1637 and was awas a Catholic missionary and explorer. He was born in Loan, France and later became a Jesuit missionary. Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian trader and explorer. Jolliet was born in Québec City and raised in a Jesuit seminary. Unlike Marquette, he decided he didn't want to became a priest and became a trader with the Indians instead. As mentioned previously, both Marquette and Jolliet were both explorers and so they met in a trading post since jolliet worked as a fur trader. When they met they both undertook a journey to explore the territory in North America from the Great Lakes region to the Gulf of Mexico. During this trip they left with several men in canoes and thats when they entered the Mississippi River arrived in present-day Arkansas in June 1673. Which therefore, made them the first Europeans to come into contact with the Indians. They did many expeditions together but the importance of the expedition of Marquette and Joliet includes the realization of French dreams of an all-water route between the Great Lakes region and the Gulf of Mexico. French officials based on reports from Marquette, Joliet, and Arkansas’s Qua paw Indians,could begin to build forts to along the river, place a barrier between themselves and the English colonies, and expand the Catholic faith. The exploration of Marquette and Jolliet influenced other Frenchmen to explore more and learn more about the countries. 