Jacques+Maraquette+nate

Jacques Marquette background info: Went to study native language

year of birth:1637 year of death:1675

years that they traveled: 5 years nationality of explorer: French

explorers goal: Turn the Indians into christens

explores statistics:

Jacques had five men He stopped because he was warned about hostile Indians He died trying to turn Indians into christens He was a french Jesuit and priest explorer

important facts: His health failed him

outcome of voyage: He tried to find a river He was the first to find the existence of a waterway from St.Lawrence to the gulf of Mexico