SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

WHO IS MY EXPLOER?

• Samuel de Champlain.
• He was born around 1567 in a small seaport town in France.
• He died on Christmas Day, 1635 in Quebec.
• He was a skilled navigator in the Army.

WHAT DID MY EXPLORER DO?

• He was a cartographer (made maps).
• The first person to map Canada.
• He founded the first colony in new France and named it Quebec.
• He originally set sail from France in search for gold and spices and the Northwest Passage to Aisa.

WHERE DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• He crossed the Atlantic Ocean from France to Canada.
• He sailed up the St. Lawrence River to Quebec.

WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• 1603 he sailed from France to New France.
• 1604 he set up his first settlement called St. Croix.
• In1608 he set up Quebec, a French colony..

WHY DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

• He wanted to find new and better lands.
• To find a new route to Asia.
• To find riches and gold, silk and treasures.
• Set up many new trade routes and set up colonies of French settlements.

HOW DID MY EXPLORER EXPLORE?

• Ships, one was called "Bonne Renommee".
• Maps.
• A crew of sailors.
• Navigational tools like a telescope.
• Money from the King of France.

HOW DID THINGS CHANGE IN THE WORLD AFTER MY EXPLORERS EXPLORATION?

• Founded Quebec and lots of people live their now.
• Left his maps of Canada so that other people in Europe could explore Canada.
• Mapped the Northeast of Canada.
• Excellent fur trader and had good relationships with the native people.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR EXPLORER AND HIS EXPLORATIONS?

• He is a risk-taker to find the Northwest passage to Asia.
• Caring because he had good relationships with the native people.

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