Isis

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Samuel De Champlain  Exploration I would like to introduce you to Samuel De Champlain, who was an explorer and cartographer for France. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to travel and map new lands? Well that is exactly what Champlain did. He founded New France and Quebec. He was known as the Father of New France and was called the governor, even though he wasn’t officially elected. He was very popular with the Native Americans, merchants and colonists in the area. He was born in approximately 1567 in Saint Onge, France. The exact date of his birth is not known because his records were burned in a terrible fire in 1690. He was always, at heart, an adventurous and courageous man. In his early years he wanted to be like his uncle and father, who were both navigators. His first expedition was in 1603 to Canada. He went for a fur-trading expedition. On his journey he traveled many rivers for example Saguena, St. Lawrence and Richelieu. He also made a very accurate map of Canada from Hudson Bay to the Great Lakes. He enjoyed mapping Lakes and Rivers. He sailed there with some men in canoes like the Native Americans. He made his second expedition in 1604 again to North America. In this expedition he was looking for a permanent French settlement. He also explored the Atlantic coast, from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. He stayed in the Bay of Fundy for three years. He also interviewed many Natives because he was very interested by their way of living. In fact he lived with the natives in the Bay of Fundy as the only white person. In 1608 he made his third expedition to Quebec. He discovered a good settlement area and trading post. He helped establish the city of Quebec. It was the first white permanent settlement in Canada. It is now the oldest city in Canada.

Champlain died in 1635 as a result of a stroke he had in December. He died in the care of his good friend Charels lallenart. He was buried in a small church which was almost done being built, but sadly it burned down with his deceased body in it in 1640. There were many fires in the 1600’s because the houses were made of wood and lit by oil and candles. My thoughts on Samuel de Champlain are that his explorations were successful and that he was always respectful and caring for the Natives anywhere he went.

By, Isis