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Samuel de Champlain
The Father of New France
Biography
Born
About 1567 in Brouage, France
Died
December 25, 1635 in Quebec, Canada
Nationality
French
Occupation
Explorer, navigator, cartographer
Wife
Helene Boulle (married in 1610)
Early Career
 Joined the French Army at age 20
 Fought in the war between the Protestants and
the Catholics
 Fought on the Catholic side
 Served in the army until 1598
Early Travels
 1599 – 1601
 Commander of the Saint Julien
 Visited West Indies, Mexico, and Panama
 Wrote a book about voyages
 Proposed construction of a canal across Isthmus of
Panama
First North American Voyage
 1603
 Observer and royal geographer on the BonneRenommee′ (The Good Fame)
 Explorations
 St.
Lawrence River from rapids above Montreal to Quebec
 Created
 One
map of St. Lawrence River
of the first Europeans to see Niagara Falls
 Returned
 Wrote
to France on September 20, 1603
a book about his travels
Second North American Voyage
 1604 – 1607
 Purpose of voyage
 Establish
 Develop
 Find
a settlement
fur trade
a Northwest Passage
 Explorations
 Settlement
 Atlantic
 Made
on Island of St. Croix – moved to Port Royal
Coast from Nova Scotia to Cape Cod
maps of Atlantic coast
Third North American Voyage
 1608
 Commander of Le Don de Dieu (The Gift of God)
 Purpose of the voyage to establish a fur-trading post
 Founded first permanent settlement in Canada
 July
3, 1608
 Named
 Only
Quebec – named by Indians
9 of 29 men survived the first winter
Champlain and the Native Americans
 Friendship with the Algonquin and Huron Indians
 Indians
promised to help with fur trade
 Indians
served as guides through parts of Canada
 Champlain
offered military aid to fight Iroquois Indians
 Alliance lasted for more than 100 years
Discovery of Lake Champlain
 1609
 Traveled inland from the St. Lawrence River with
Huron Indians
 Discovered Lake Champlain
 Champlain and the Hurons fought the Iroquois at
the lake
 Used
muskets
 Killed
2 chiefs with one shot
 Champlain
and Hurons won battle
Later Explorations
 1610 – 1624
 Traveled
back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean
 More than 20 voyages
 Married Helene Boulle on December 29, 1610
 1613 – 1615
 Explored
interior of Canada and New York State
Ottawa River
 Lake Huron and Lake Ontario

 Helped

the Hurons fight the Iroquois Indians
Hurt in knee by an Iroquois arrow
Travels of Champlain
Courtesy of www.robinsonlibrary.com
Later Life – Post Exploration
 1620 – 1635: Commander of New France
 After
1620 Champlain focused on governing Quebec
 1628: War between England and France
 1629: Surrendered Quebec to English
 Held
prisoner in England
 1632: Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
 England
gave Quebec back to France
Death of Samuel de Champlain
 1633: Returned to Quebec as Commander
 1635: Champlain died
 Christmas
 In
Day
Quebec
 Caused
by a stroke
Conclusion
 Founder of first permanent European
settlement in Canada
 This
year Canada celebrated the 400th
anniversary of Champlain’s founding of Quebec
 Discovered Lake Champlain
 Created detailed maps of Atlantic coast and
St. Lawrence River
 Strove to establish peaceful relations with the
many Indian nations he encountered