Champlain’s Voyages
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Discovery, Exploration, Geography
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Ships, Naval History, Explorers, Frontier, Pioneers
- Curriculum: French History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), 17th Century European History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Vermont, Massachusetts, New England, Rhode Island, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire
- Date: March 15, 1603-December 25, 1635
Article abstract: The founding of Quebec, exploration of Canada and New England, and early records of a vast, uncharted land.
Summary of Event
At the end of the sixteenth century, distracted by civil war, France had not made any significant attempt to develop its claims in the New World for more than six decades. In March, 1603, with the help of funds from King Henry IV of France, Samuel de Champlain traveled as an observer to eastern Canada with François Pont-Gravé. Champlain previously had traveled to the West Indies and Mexico as passenger on his...
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