During the course of Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette's exploration down the Mississippi River and their return trip back up the Mississippi River
A) they realized a French colony could be developed that would allow for prosperous trading with the Indians and blocking the expansion of the English.
B) they discouraged the development of a French-Indian political alliance in the Mississippi River Valley.
C) they realized that Christian missionary work among American Indian tribes would be fruitless.
D) they failed to produce useful maps and physical descriptions for future explorers and settlers.
Answer: A
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