Transcript Samuel de Champlain - Gallipolis City Schools

Samuel de Champlain
By: Josh Davis and Jeremy
Brumfield
The life of Samuel de Champlain
• Born in Brouage, France around 1567
• Died from a stroke in 1635 on Christmas
• He was a French explorer
• He was in the army and became a
quartermaster of cavalry
Why?
• On his first expedition, Champlain went to
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make an accurate map of Hudson Bay to
the Great Lakes in 1603
In 1604, Champlain sailed to North America
again, he was looking for a place where the
French could have a permanent settlement.
He remained there for three years
Why? (cont.)
• On his third trip in 1608, Champlain founded the
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city of Quebec along the St. Lawrence River
Quebec is one of the oldest cities in Canada
War, what is it good for?
• Champlain first meet the Algonquin
Indians along the St. Lawrence River on
his first expedition and they became allies
and traded
• When Champlain returned, the
Algonquians were preparing for battle
against the Iroquois, Champlain decided
to help
War Part II:
Epic Win
• That was the first time the Iroquois had
ever seen gunpowder
• It is said that once Champlain shot his
gun, he killed two Iroquois leaders and
the others were so scared they fled
Ships
• Samuel De Champlain had five ships
Family
• Father was a ship captain
• Uncle was a pilot general of the Spanish
fleets
Facts
• Lake Champlain was named after him
• He was a protestant which was
uncommon in France those days
After
• He spent a lot of time traveling back and forth from
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Quebec to France
He also tried to spread Christianity to Native Americans
In 1629, Quebec was captured by England and Champlain
was taken prisoner
In 1633, Canada was returned to France and Champlain
spent the rest of his life in Quebec
Sources
• www.warof1812trail.com
• http://www.samueldechamplain.com/
• www.thinkquest.org
• www.sonofthesouth.net
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com
THE END
• ALL CREDITS BY JEREMY BRUMFIELD
AND JOSH DAVIS
BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!