SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

Background Information:

Born in: August 1574 in Brouage France
Death: December 25, 1635 in Quebec City, Canada
"The Father Of New France"

EARLY CAREERS

• Cartographer
• Draughtsman
• Soldier
• Explorer of France
• Etc..

EXPLORATIONS

• Founded Quebec City, Canada in 1608
• Founded New France in 1603

INTERESTING FACTS

• Became friends with the Algonquin and Huron Indians while setting up his fur trade post
• Helped his new friends defeat the Iroquois Indians

WHO SPONSORED ?

• Henry IV sponsored his early expeditions

DISCOVERIES

• Founded Quebec
• Founded New France

GOLD, GOD, GLORY

• Champlain set up trading posts in Quebec for goods and money
• Champlain founded New France and had the fame of "The Father Of New France"
• No reason of "God"

VISUAL AID

• De champlain

MAP OF EXPLORATION

CITATIONS

• http://www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/the-explorers/samu...
• http://www.biography.com/people/samuel-de-champlain-9243971
• http://www.samueldechamplain.com