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Aug 15, 1567
In this year, Samuel De Champlain was born.
No one knows the real date of his birth scholars and historians have speculated. -
Period: Aug 15, 1567 to
Sameul De Champlain
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Samuel de Champlain Joins the Military
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Rewared post of Georgrapher by King Henry IV
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During his travels Champlain made a map of the St. Lawrence River
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Created maps of Lake Eerie, Lake Ontario, Niagara Falls, and the rapids of the St. Lawrence River. Wrote about his voyage and the inhabitants he met.
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Champlain Emabrked on his First Voyage
Champlain embarked on his first voyage to Canada with Aymar de Chaste a wealthy merchant we monopolized the fur trade in New France. -
Champlain acted as lieutenant, historian, and cartographer for de Mont
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Sailed home to France
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Champlain and his fellow peers returned back to France due to a lack of funds.
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Upon accomplishing this great feat was rewarded the post of geographer by King Henry IV
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Discovered a great fresh water lake, which is named after him, Lake Champlain
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at the age of 43, Champlain returned to France and married a twelve year old named Helene Boullé who remained in France for two years
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Began the foundation of what is to become the city of Quebec, the oldest city in Canada
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Champlain was appointed lieutenant by King Louis XIII under Henri II, Prince of Condé
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Continued to fight alongside the Huron and spent the winter of 1615-1616 increasing his knowledge about their culture.
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Samuel De Champlain surrendered to the English fleet and all the colonist were forced to return to France
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The Treaty of Saint-German –en-Laye was signed restoring Quebec and other territories back into French control
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Samuel De Champlain died three months after a stroke.