Samuel de Champlain was a French navigator, soldier, and explorer born on August 13, 1574, in Hiers-Brouage, France. He was born into a family of mariners including his father and uncle which is where his love for navigation came from. His father was Antoine Champlain who was a captain in the French marine and his mother was Marguerite Le Roy. In Samuel’s early years, he learned how to draw maps, make nautical charts and write practical reports at a young age. As he grew up into a young man, he went on to serve in the army of King Henry IV during the later stages of France's religious wars and became skilled at fighting with firearms. He is known as "The Father of New France" and sailed for his country, France. On December 25, 1635, he suffered
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He wanted to make a fur trading company just to trade with the Native Americans. Also, he made maps for King Henry the 4th for a little gold. After exploring Canada, he battled the Iroquois for the Algonquins and succeeded in winning the battle. Champlain sailed for the New World and was responsible for finding a lasting settlement. He decided to establish the settlement in a strategic location, at a place now known as Quebec City.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Samuel de Champlain had many accomplishments. In 1608, Champlain was named "Father of New France", and he went off on an expedition up the St. Lawrence. When he arrived in June 1608, he constructed a fort and he became a founder of what is now Quebec City. He then built 2 fur trading posts in Port-Royal (1605) and Habitation de Quebec (1608) which both became the hub for French fur trading. The following summer, Champlain fought in the first major battle against the Iroquois as known as the "Battle of Ticonderoga", killing 2 Iroquois chiefs. At that time, he discovered Lake Champlain. In 1613, he sailed the St. Lawrence again and explored the Ottawa River. Two years later, he went back and retraced his route and journeyed into what is now northern New York state and the eastern Great Lakes. Champlain controlled the Quebec
He wanted to make a fur trading company just to trade with the Native Americans. Also, he made maps for King Henry the 4th for a little gold. After exploring Canada, he battled the Iroquois for the Algonquins and succeeded in winning the battle. Champlain sailed for the New World and was responsible for finding a lasting settlement. He decided to establish the settlement in a strategic location, at a place now known as Quebec City.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Samuel de Champlain had many accomplishments. In 1608, Champlain was named "Father of New France", and he went off on an expedition up the St. Lawrence. When he arrived in June 1608, he constructed a fort and he became a founder of what is now Quebec City. He then built 2 fur trading posts in Port-Royal (1605) and Habitation de Quebec (1608) which both became the hub for French fur trading. The following summer, Champlain fought in the first major battle against the Iroquois as known as the "Battle of Ticonderoga", killing 2 Iroquois chiefs. At that time, he discovered Lake Champlain. In 1613, he sailed the St. Lawrence again and explored the Ottawa River. Two years later, he went back and retraced his route and journeyed into what is now northern New York state and the eastern Great Lakes. Champlain controlled the Quebec