Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain
By: David and Carlos

Who was he ?    

He was an explorer.

 Where was he from?

He was from France.

What was he doing?

He was exploring Canada, and he was the geographer on the expedition from France to Canada.

Who sent him? Why?

Aymar de Clermont de Chaste, who was the Vice-Admiral of France under King Henry III, sent Samuel to explore. He joined Francis Grave Du Pont's expedition in Canada, to claim land for France, in 1603.

What were his accomplishments?

He found a lake, which was named after him (Lake Champlain) in 1609. He also founded Quebec City.

5 Interesting Facts We Researched...

1. Samuel was only a child.

2.His father was a captain and he was a cabin boy.

3. His teacher was a priest.

4. His lake, Lake Champlain, is also kind of a river that borders Virginia and Washington D.C.

5. He didn't have any  children.       

                                                          

6. He explored Quebec and he was searching  for a passage to the Indies.

7.He made friends with the Algonquin Native Indians and he helped them fight the Iroquois. 

        

8.He died on December 25, 1635 from a stroke.