Question

Who were the explorers that determined that the Mississippi was not the desired waterway across America?

Champlain
Cartier
Joliet
Marquette
La Salle

Answer 1

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.