Did Marquette write a Journal? If not, what do you call what he did?

How does Marquette characterize the landscape through which he travels?

How does Marquette characterize the people he encounters?

What does Marquette reveal about himself?

How does Marquette position himself in relation to the country he is "discovering"?

Why were the French first drawn to North America?

How did the Hurons receive the French? Why?

What effect did Jesuit missionaries have on French-Huron relations?

Based on the article you read for today, would it be fair or unfair to say the French had caused the demise of the Huron People?

What of the Huron’s experience might have informed Marquette’s encounter with the Illinois?

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