Question

1. Louis Joliet discovered France in his early expeditions. TRUE or FALSE

2. Louis Joliet was the first European explorer born in Quebec. TRUE or FALSE


3. The early settlers in Quebec had to deal with a lot of Indians. TRUE or FALSE


4. Which of the following is NOT true about Louis Joliet?
A) He was born in Quebec.
B) He went to France to study map making.
C) He lived to publish several volumes about his explorations.
D) He explored all along the Mississippi River.

Answer 1

1- FALSE

2- TRUE

Louis Joliet was a French-Canadian explorer of North America, especially of the current Quebecois territory. Together with the Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette, in 1673 they were the first Europeans to travel and draw maps of the upper Mississippi river, which they arrived traveling from New France, the territory of present-day Canada (from the south, the river had already been explored by the Spaniards of the expedition of Hernando de Soto).

3- TRUE

Louis Jolliet was born in 1645 in a French settlement near Quebec City, son of Jean Jolliet, member of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés, and María Abancourt. When he was seven years old, his father died and his mother remarried a successful merchant. Jolliet's stepmother owned land on the island of Orleans, an island on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, which was home to several Native American tribes. Jolliet spent a lot of time on the island of Orleans, so he is likely to start speaking indigenous languages at an early age. During his childhood, Quebec was the center of the French fur trade. The natives were part of everyday life in Quebec, and Jolliet grew up knowing a lot about them.

4- Option C is false. He never published his memories.

Answer 2

1) False
2) True
3) True
4) B