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Who discovered the Mississippi River and explored southeastern U.S.?
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Two famous Frenchmen explored the Mississippi River basin in the 17th century. Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet were tasked by the French governor of the area to find a route to the Pacific Ocean in 1672.
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Who were Marquette and Jolliet?
French explorers who led the first French expedition down the Mississippi River.
What country was the Mississippi river explored for?
The Mississippi River was first discovered and explored by Hernando DeSoto, who was a Spanish explorer.
De Soto was the first person from Europe to see the?
Mississippi River. He explored the southeastern United States in the 16th century.
Who discovered the Ohio river?
french explorer La Salle discovered the Ohio River around 1682, this explorer also explored the Mississippi River but did not discover it.
Who are the people who discovered Mississippi and Mississippi River?
Hernado De Soto was the first Europen to explore Mississippi. Hernadl explored from 1540 - 1541.
What was la salles impact on Texas?
explored Mississippi river and was an explorer
What are the names of famous explorers?
Marco polo he explored china and Asia Louis Joliet explored the great lake and discovered the Mississippi river
What was Hernando de Soto major accomplishment?
De Soto discovered the Mississippi River and explored Florida.
What did Hernando De Soto find?
De Soto found the Southeastern section of the United States and was the first European to reach the Mississippi River. He didn't look for a fountain of youth and was looking for gold. He was a rival of Columbus.
Who is the first French explorer to reach the mouth of the Mississippi river?
Pierre Le Moyne explored the Mississippi river at July 9, 1708that was Marquette and Joliet.
Who didn't explored the Mississippi River?
There have been about 15 billion who haven't explored the Mississippi.
Joliet and Marquette explored the Mississippi in what year?
they explored the Mississippi river in the year 1670.
