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The French had settled in Canada. They sent missionaries topreach to the Native Americans in the west. They also sent traders to buy furs from the Native Americans.  \nFrench  \nThe Frenchmen heard the Native Americans, or Indians, talk about a great river in the west. But no Frenchman had ever gone far enough to see the Mississippi River.  \nMarquette was a priest. Joliet was a trader. In 1672, these two men  \nFree K-12 Worksheets and More  \nwere sent to find the great river that the Native Americans talked about.  \nMississippi River  \n1. When were Marquette and Joliet sent to find the Mississippi River?  \nMarquette and Joliet traveled in two birch canoes. They took five men to paddle the canoes. They took some smoked meat to eat on the way. They also took some Indian corn. They had trinkets to trade to the Indians.  \n[www.studenthandouts.com](www.studenthandouts.com)  \nHatchets, and beads, and bits of cloth were the money they used to pay the Indians for what they wanted.  \ncanoe  \nThe friendly Indians in Wisconsin tried to persuade them not to go. They told them that the Indianson the great river would kill them.  \nWisconsin  \nThe friendly Indians also told them that there was a demon in one part of the river. They said that this demon roared so loud that he could be heard a long way off. They said that the demon would draw the travelers down into the water. Then they told  \nabout great monsters that ate up men and their canoes.  \nBut Marquette and the men with him thought they would risk the journey. They would not turn back for fear of the demon or the monsters.  \nThe two little canoes went down the Wisconsin River. After some days, they came to the Mississippi River. More than a hundred years before, the Spaniards had seen the lower part of this river. But no European had ever seen this part of the great river. Marquette did not know that any European had ever seen any part of the Mississippi.  \nThe two little canoes now turned their bows down the river. Sometimes they saw great herds of buffalo. Some of these came to the bank of the river to look at the men in the canoes. The buffalo had long, shaggy manes, which hung down over their eyes.  \nFor two weeks the travelers paddled down the river. In all this time, they did not see any Indians. After they had gone hundreds of miles in this way, they came to a place  \nFree K-12 Worksheets and More [www.studenthandouts.com](www.studenthandouts.com)  \nwhere they saw tracks in the mud. It was in what is now the state of Iowa.  \nMarquette and Joliet left the men in their canoes, and followed the tracks. After walking two hours, they came to an Indian village. The Frenchmen came near enough to hearthe Indians talking. The Indians did not see them.  \nJoliet and Marquette did not know whether the Indians would kill them or not. They said a short prayer. Then they stood out in full view, and gave a loud shout.  \nNative Americans  \nThe Indians came out of their tents like bees. They stared at the strangers. Then four Indians came toward them. These Indians carried a peace pipe. They held this up toward the sun. This meant that they were friendly.  \nThe Indians now offered the peace pipe to the Frenchmen. The Frenchmen took it, and smoked with the Indians. This was the Indian way of saying,“We are friends.”  \nMarquette asked the Indians what tribe they belonged to.  \nThey told him that they were of the tribe called the Illinois.  \nThey took Joliet and Marquette into their village. They came to the door of a large wigwam. A chief stood in the door. He shaded his eyes with both hands, as if the sun were shining in his face. Then he made a little speech.  \nHe said, “Frenchmen, how bright the sun shines when you come to see us! We are all waiting for you. You shall now come into our houses in peace.”  \nThe Illinois Indians made a feast for their new friends.","cbCaiffGOV8lkOyx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiffGOV8lkOyx","pdf",523604,"English","# Marquette and Joliet: Frenchmen Exploring North America\n## Comprehension Question 1\n## Comprehension Question 2","[{\"question\":\"When were Marquette and Joliet sent to find the Mississippi River?\",\"answer\":\"In 1672, Marquette and Joliet were sent to find the great river the Native Americans talked about.\"},{\"question\":\"What did Marquette and Joliet take for their journey?\",\"answer\":\"They traveled in two birch canoes with five paddlers and brought smoked meat, Indian corn, and trinkets to trade.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the Illinois Indians show they were friendly to the Frenchmen?\",\"answer\":\"Illinois Indians offered a peace pipe, held it up toward the sun, and after the Frenchmen smoked it together, it signified they were friends.\"}]","Marquette and Joliet - Frenchmen Exploring North America | PDF",1792383903,15]