The explorers who determined that the Mississippi River was not the desired waterway across America were Joliet and Marquette. They explored the river in 1673 and concluded that it did not provide a passage to the Pacific as they had hoped. Instead, they discovered that it led to the Gulf of Mexico.
Who were the explorers that determined that the Mississippi was not the desired waterway across America?
Champlain
Cartier
Joliet
Marquette
La Salle
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