Question

All of the following is true of the expeditions of Joliet and Marquette EXCEPT…

Answers:

A. The main purpose was to map out the undeveloped regions in the French territory.
B. they were sent to try to find a route the South American gold mines.
C. they were given the task of Christianizing native people in the great lake region.
D. The two men believe that finding the Mississippi river would leave them to China or Mexico.

Answer 1

The statement that is NOT true of the expeditions of Joliet and Marquette is:

B. they were sent to try to find a route to the South American gold mines.

The main purposes of their expeditions were exploration, mapping, and the Christianization of native people, but they were not sent to find a route to South American gold mines.