they were closer to the Mississippi river
they were closer to the Mississippi river
Jaques Marquette first saw the Mississippi River on a canoe with Native Americans while they were showing him around and teaching him how to do things like make a canoe out of a tree trunk.
French explorers who led the first French expedition down the Mississippi River.
The Mississippi River's upper reaches were sighted by French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette in 1673. They traveled downriver by canoe to a point near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
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The Mississippi River was first discovered and explored by Hernando DeSoto, who was a Spanish explorer.
Pierre Le Moyne explored the Mississippi river at July 9, 1708that was Marquette and Joliet.
I don't know the first but La Salle was the who claimed it.
Jacques Marquette was a French Jesuit priest and explorer who is known for his explorations of the Mississippi River in North America in the 17th century. He was one of the first Europeans to map the northern portion of the Mississippi River.
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The name Mississippi comes from the French "Messipi" - the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, "Misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River." Hernando De Soto, the Spanish Conquistador and explorer named the Mississippi River Rio de Espiritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirit") after finding it. It was later named the Mississippi.
The first post-explorer settlement in Mississippi was located at Natchez. Established in the early 18th century, Natchez became a key site for European settlers, particularly the French, who recognized its strategic location along the Mississippi River. It served as a vital hub for trade and agriculture, shaping the region's development in the years that followed.