Which of the following is the most accurate description of joliet

answer choices are :

1. he was a catholic priest who ministered to the native.

2. he was an explorer sponsored by the french settlement on the mississippi river.

3. he explored the st..lawrence river for the french.

4. he was a businessman looking for more profitable fur trading settlements.

correct answer choice is :

louis jolliet was a french canadian explorer recognized for his innovations in north america. jolliet and jesuit father jacques marquette, a catholic priest, and preacher, were the first non-natives to search and map the mississippi river in 1673. joliet's transportation tubes involved the des plaines river, a road that accompanied the sauk trail, the illinois & michigan canal, and the rock island railroad, which ran through the business region.

the federalist party which advocated strong centralization dominated the united states government till 1800. so 1800 election transformed the power from one party to another party for the first time and was thus a turning point in american history. so jefferson called it "revolution of 1800".

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