All of the following is true of the expeditions of Joliet and Marquette EXCEPT… 1. They were given the task of Christianizing native people in the Great Lake region.
2. They were sent to try to find a route the South American gold mines.
3. Their main purpose was to map out the undeveloped regions in the French territory.
4. The two men believed that finding the Mississippi river would lead them to China or Mexico.