Samuel de champlain

Samuel de Champlain

By panther89
  • 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

  • Samuel de Champlain Joins the Military

  • Rewared post of Georgrapher by King Henry IV

  • During his travels Champlain made a map of the St. Lawrence River

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Sailed home to France

  • Champlain and his fellow peers returned back to France due to a lack of funds.

  • Upon accomplishing this great feat was rewarded the post of geographer by King Henry IV

  • Discovered a great fresh water lake, which is named after him, Lake Champlain

  • 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

  • Began the foundation of what is to become the city of Quebec, the oldest city in Canada

  • Champlain was appointed lieutenant by King Louis XIII under Henri II, Prince of Condé

  • Continued to fight alongside the Huron and spent the winter of 1615-1616 increasing his knowledge about their culture.

  • Samuel De Champlain surrendered to the English fleet and all the colonist were forced to return to France

  • The Treaty of Saint-German –en-Laye was signed restoring Quebec and other territories back into French control

  • Samuel De Champlain died three months after a stroke.