Samuel de Champlain Summary

Samuel De Champlain 1567-1635 French Geographer and Explorer Samuel de Champlain was among the first explorers to travel along the east coast of North America and into its interior. He is often credit... Read more

Samuel de Champlain Born c. 1567, Brouage, France Died December 25, 1635, Quebec, New France [now Canada] After visiting New France, a French colony that became the country of Canada, Samuel de Cham... Read more

Samuel de Champlain (ca. 1570-1635) was a French geographer and explorer whose mission was to establish a joint French and Native American agricultural and fur-trading colony. In 21 voyages to New Fra... Read more

The Iroquois with Jacques Cartier and the Hurons, as well as the Algonkins with Samuel de Champlain played an important role in the exploration and development of the fur trade in North America. The... Read more