Samuel+de+Champlain

== = = =SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (1567- 1635)=

=__Introduction__= Samuel De Champlain was born in Brouage. France. His family was Catholic. He is the son of Margueritte le Roy and Anthoine de Champlain. His Uncle and Father were sea captains and this led to him becoming an explorer, navigator and a mapmaker. He probably learned to sail and respect the sea. He also taught himself to navigate the sea. He served the French army when he was 20 years old and became a soldier and an artist. He left the army in 1598. He was married to Hélène and adopted a 11, 12 and 15 year old child enable to look like a family. 

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 * __Voyages__**

=__Purpose__= He Sailed to St. Lawrence for King Henry IV. In 1603 and 1607 he set voyage for fur trading and in 1608 he established The Fur Trade Post. He also was there to develope a map as a map maker and a geographer. The real purpose of sailing was to find the north west passage, but durring that time he had discovered Quebec. Smauel always hoped that the French would find the north west passage, but was an unsuccessful dream.

The map Samuel de Champlain made in/of Canada.

=__Hardships and Challenges__= He took on a large force of Irquians in battle. During the war against the Iroquians he killed 2 of the Iroquois chiefs. In October 1635 he had a stroke and passed away. He was Buried in a church. But on the day he was buried, the church caught on fire. Durring his voyage in 1603, there were storms, fog and icebergs. Champlain has also got scurvy, a disease caused by a lack of vitimin C, on one of his voyages. The english cut off food and their supplies. Champlain didn't give up their journey until they ran out of food in 1629, a year later. Scurvy =__Interesting Facts__= He was one of the first Europeans to write about Niagara Falls. Champlain also learned to speak a Native language in order to communicate during fur trades to the Natives. In 1628, a war was fought in New France by England and France called the Treaty of Saint- German- en Laye. The English brought Champlain to England in 1629 and was not allowed to return to France until 1632. Later Champlain rebuild the fort in 1633 at Quebec and died there.

=__Historical Contributions__= He Dicovered Quebec City on July 3 1608 and was called "The Father of New France." He was also destine to become the French Empire. Champlain helped King Henry IV at war in 1593. It was fought by the Protestants and Catholic. King Henry IV and Champlain fought on the catholic side. The Catholics won in success after 30 years of war. A lake named Lake Champlain, New York was named after him.

=__Sources Books:__=
 * __Books:__ Trottier, Maxine.__Canadian Explorers.__Toronto:Scholastic,2005**

__**Websites:**__ [|**www.enchantedlearning.com**] __[|www.samueldechamplain.com]__

__**Encyclopedias:**__ [|**www.worldbookonline.com**]

By: Goldmond & Sara