The journeys of marquette, joliet, and la salle a. new france expand. b. resulted in a better route to asia. c. opened territory along the hudson river. d. reduced the size of the virginia colony

The journeys of Marquette, Joliet and La Salle a) helped New France expand. All three of these explorers explored the midwest and the area around the Great Lakes, which they subsequently claimed for France. This was a big portion of territory and expanded New France which before then only consisted of Quebec Province in northeastern Canada.