Explore with Marquette and Jolliet

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Did you know The Jesuits were founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola who wanted to spread the Catholic faith He thought priests should have military-type discipline Loyola called his followers Soldiers of Christ Meet the Boss In 1673 Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet teamed up to explore the mighty Mississippi River They came from different backgrounds and had separate ambitions but together they made history MISSION TO THE NEW WORLD Called to the priesthood Moves to New World Jacques Marquette right was born in 1637 He was the sixth child born into a wealthy French family At age 17 Marquette began studying to become a Jesuit priest He wanted to be a missionary and spread the Catholic faith in the New World which is now known as North America This has been my thought since my earliest childhood he wrote In 1666 he arrived in New France the French colony in what is now Canada LEARNING THE LINGO Language skills help to spread the message After he arrived in New France in 1666 Marquette spent two years studying the dialects of local Native languages such as Algonquian and Iroquoian This proved useful later when he met and camped with people on his travels He was able to communicate with them and learn about their cultures The Jesuits sent Marquette to the city of Sault Sainte Marie in the Great Lakes region He soon left to set up his own mission St Ignace in what is now Michigan 4 TRAVEL WITH THE GREAT EXPLORERS