A french explorer who explored the mississippi river valley. He claimed the land for his king.
French explorers who led the first French expedition down the Mississippi River.
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The French.
French-Canadian explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette explored the Mississippi River from the Wisconsin River to the Arkansas River in 1673.
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The Mississippi River was first discovered and explored by Hernando DeSoto, who was a Spanish explorer.
Marquette and Joliet explored the upper Mississippi River for France. Previously, La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France.
In 1682 Sieur de La Salle explored the Mississippi River and declared that the Mississippi Valley belonged to France.
French Jesuit Jacques Marquette explored the Mississippi River in 1673.