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Pere Jacques Marquette

Pere Jacques Marquette. by: Grace and Ashani. Who. His full name is Pere Jacques Marquette His family was wealthy and noble He was born in Laon, France 1675 and he died in New France 1637 He was very well educated His career was being a J esuit priest and an explorer

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Pere Jacques Marquette

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  1. Pere Jacques Marquette by: Grace and Ashani

  2. Who • His full name is Pere Jacques Marquette • His family was wealthy and noble • He was born in Laon, France 1675 and he died in New France 1637 • He was very well educated • His career was being a Jesuit priest and an explorer • He spent ten years studying and teaching in France

  3. What • Some famous places have been named after Mr. Marquette • A university in Milwaukee named Marquette • A city in Michigan • A hotel in Peoria, Illinois and New Orleans • A railway in Michigan • A river in Michigan • He was a Jesuit missionary, that holds a large • He was also a priest in 1650

  4. When • Born in France on June 10, 1636 • 1666: Father Jacques Marquette was sent to Canada by the priests to teach native Indians about Catholic religion • In 1673 he lead a missionary down the Mississippi river • He was 36 on the expedition • Pere did this because he wanted to find the Northwest Passage • 1673 Began an expedition and discovered the the Mississippi river • May 19, 1675: Father Jacques Marquette died  near Ludington, Michigan

  5. Where • He explored the Great Lakes with the Indians and the French. • He came to America to find the Northwest passage • He sailed on Lake Superior, the Wisconsin River, the Fox River and the Mississippi River • He went through a lot of places just to find the Northwest Passage.

  6. How • He explored using a canoe • He traveled through Lake Superior, the Wisconsin River, the Fox River and into the Mississippi • He worked with many Indian tribes because he could speak 6 different languages • He interacted with the Native Americans by a island marqette had landed on • One detail is on the cover of my book, anther one is when it said he studied Native Americans who lived in the region • He learned their languge • He traded animal fur • He tried to convert them

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