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Samuel de Champlain

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?.

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Samuel de Champlain

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  1. Samuel de Champlain By: Josh Davis and Jeremy Brumfield

  2. 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

  3. Why? On his first expedition, Champlain went to 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

  4. On his third trip in 1608, Champlain founded the city of Quebec along the St. Lawrence River Quebec is one of the oldest cities in Canada Why? (cont.)

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Ships Samuel De Champlain had five ships

  8. Family Father was a ship captain Uncle was a pilot general of the Spanish fleets

  9. Facts Lake Champlain was named after him He was a protestant which was uncommon in France those days

  10. After He spent a lot of time traveling back and forth from 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

  11. Sources • www.warof1812trail.com • http://www.samueldechamplain.com/ • www.thinkquest.org • www.sonofthesouth.net • http://www.enchantedlearning.com

  12. THE END • ALL CREDITS BY JEREMY BRUMFIELD AND JOSH DAVISBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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