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=__//Samuel De Champlain//__= (Sam-you-el- Dee-Sham-plain)

This is my Samuel De Champlain wiki. You can see pictures and information about Champlain. Champlain was born in 1567 in Broage, France. His father was a sea captain and his name was Antoine and his mother's name was Margurite. His early interests were map drawing and navigation (skippering ships). His first voyage was to Canada and it was in 1603 and discovered a place called New France. He was part of a trading mission like Cartier. Cartier was another explorer but I'm not going to talk about him. On his sail, he learned about the Great Lakes. By mid-July, Champlain was in Gaspé. He hoped that Acadia was the key to the route to Asia. In September, Champlain was back in France. In his second voyage, (when he sailed May of 1604) he got back to Acadia. While on his second voyage, he traved westward along the Ottawa River, crossed Lake Nipissing and continued on to Georgian Bay in Lake Huron. He then crossed Lake Ontario into New York, making the first known record of explorations of these regions. He discovered Lake Champlain. He explored the east coast until winter started. The winter was very cold and many of his men were sick with a sickness called Scurvy, a disease that comes from a diet without fruit and vegetables. When he returned to France in 1607, he had mapped the Atlantic coastline from Cape Breton south to Cape Blanc (known today as Cape Cod, Massachusetts). After 1620, Champlain worked to improve the settlement of the people of Quebec. Samuel De Champlain married a 12 year old girl named Hélène Boullé in Paris in the year 1610. Champlain made allies with the Algonquin, Huron, and Montagnais and battled the Iroquois. Champlain's forces won. The battle lasted for 90 years! More friends and allies of Champlain are the Amerindians, Etienne Brule, Louis Herbert, Marc Lescarbot, The Recollets, Savignon, Guillaume Le Testu. In 1612, fur companies wanted Champlain to be the governor of Quebec. Champlain Died on December, 1635, Christmas Day. Champlain crossed the Atlantic Ocean an amazing 22 times. Click for lots of pictures of Champlain

= = =**//Samuel De Champlain//**= Samuel De Champlain changed the world. He was the greatest explorer of the 1500s. He discovered Lake Champlain. It flows through New York, Vermont, and Canada. Champlain was born in Broage, France in 1567. His mothers’ name was Marguerite and his fathers’ name was Antoine. Antoine was a sea captain. He knew how to sail because in his childhood, his father taught him. His uncle, Guillaume Hellaine, was also a sea captain. His interests are map making (He was really skilled at that), he enjoyed schoolwork, and when he was old enough, he loved to navigate. Champlain was Catholic. There were clocks at Champlain time, but they were inaccurate and almost useless at sea. However, on measuring latitude, you didn’t need clocks. You needed other equipment

He sailed for king Henry the IV. Champlain was looking for a northwest passage and jewels like silver and gold. He was allies with the Algonquin, Huron, and Montagnais. He was in a battle that lasted 90 years! The Spanish attacked England and King Henry the IV and his army tried to defend. King Henry’s forces won. Champlain did so well, that the king awarded him. He got to be the quartermaster for the king.

He sailed for a couple of years. On his first voyage, he explored Puerto Rico, Mexico, Columbia, Bermuda, and Panama. It doesn’t say when he came back. He brought back a few Indians and started to become allies. He wanted to expand his fur trading business in the area.

At the end of his second voyage, he discovered a place called New France. (now Canada) Champlain died on Christmas Day, 1635. He discovered Lake Champlain in vermont. Champlain is revered and studied today because he discovered Canada, which he named New France. He also made Quebec City more popular. He was one of the most important French explorer.

sources:http://go-kids.grolier.com/splash, http://elementary.nettrekker.com/subject/?home=1,http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Article?id=ar830538 ,[|http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/champlain.shtml] [|http://www.pics4learning.com/index.php?search=qsearch&query=Champlain&x=0&y=0] http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Article?id=ar830538 <[|http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Article?id=ar830538>.]