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Discovery.
Sponsored by King Henry IV, Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec City on July 3. -
War.
Champlain joins a military expedition against the Iroquois. The Hurons and their French allies are victorious. -
Understanding.
Étienne Brûlé is sent by Champlain to live among the Hurons to learn their language. -
Promotions.
October 15, Champlain is made lieutenant of the vice-roi in New France. -
Battle.
Acadia is taken by the troops of Samuel Argall. -
Jesiuts.
Arrival of the Jesuits -
religion.
King Louis XIII of France introduces the seigneurial system and forbids settlement in New France by anyone other than Roman Catholics. -
Greed.
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu founds the Compagnie de la Nouvelle France on April 29. King Louis XIII of France will grant them the monopoly on fur trade in return for their help in colonizing the St. Lawrence valley -
Family and battle.
On July 16, three brothers, David, Louis, and Thomas Kirke take Quebec. -
Treaty.
Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on March 29. Acadia and Quebec are given back to France. -
Death.
Samuel de Champlain dies on December 25.