SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

EARLY LIFE

• Samuel lived from 1567-1635. He died on Christmas Day.
• Samuel was born and raised in Brouage, France.
• Samuel learned about navigation from his father who was a sea captain.
• His first voyages were with his uncle to Spain.
• He was educated and studied cartography, navigation, astronomy, and math.

EXPLORATION

• He went to Canada to explore for the king.
• From 1601-1603 he was a geographer for the king.
• In 1603 he explored the St. Lawrence river.
• He explored Niagara Falls and wrote about it.
• People later read his story and visited Niagara Falls.

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• In 1608 he established a fur trading post in Canada.
• He named his settlement Quebec.
• Champlain and his men built a fort.
• Only 8 of the 24 settlers survived cause of the cold winter.
• He became friends with Algonquin and Huron Indians.

GOALS

• To create a route to Asia to trade directly.
• To find a place for fur trading and settlement.
• To find a place for the French colonists to settle.
• To make a map of North America.
• To connect Cuba, Panama, and Mexico.

ONE OF HIS BOATS ON HIS VOYAGE WITH HIS UNCLE.

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RESULTS OF EXPLORATION

• Samuel mapped most of Northeastern North America.
• He founded Quebec and New France. That is why he is known as the Father of New France.
• Samuel mapped the Great Lakes.
• He lead the Quebec settlement for years until the English attacked in 1629.
• He returned to France until a French-British peace treaty in 1632.

TIMELINE

• Born June 1 1567
• March 1602 Champlain went to North America to explore land.
• May 1608 Champlain established Quebec City.
• April 1620 Champlain is appointed governor of New France.
• Dec 1635 Champlain died in Quebec.

INTERESTING FACTS

• He married a 12 year old and later named an island after her.
• 1609 he had his first battle with the Iroquois and a arrow split his ear.
• Champlain was the first person to discuss the Panama Canal.
• Little is known about his life as a young person.

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