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Samuel Champlain is born in Hiers-Brouage, France. He will eventually become the founder of New France.
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This is Samuel Champlain's first voyage to North America, he was very impressed at the beauty of the land.
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Champlain arrives to North America once again with settlers, He wanted to establish a permanent settlement. He established a small outpost which fur trades would occur. He named his settlement the Habitation of Quebec.
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Champlain decided to take his longest voyage yet to make contact with the Huron people. This opened up new trading opportunities and would lead to the Hurons becoming a close ally to New France. He noticed that they were very different from the other First Peoples that he had encountered.
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At the time of Champlain's death his colony had a couple hundred settlers, he died in his settlement.
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The Iroquois were long rivals of the Hurons, after smallpox killed a large amount of the population, the Iroquois attacked, slaughtering every person they could. They took some of the women and children with them to grow their community, they executed the warriors and the priests. The Iroquois then turned their attention to destroying New France.
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King Louis XIV decided to send soldiers and the governor general to New France to save the colony. This led the Iroquois to agree to a peace treaty. New France began to prosper.
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The French expansion led to conflict in the Ohio River between the British and French.
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After a devastating attack the French were surrounded by the British and surrendered.
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After the devastating defeat at Louisburg, France sent support, however not as much as they requested. Only a third of the supplies they desperately needed were sent, and only 400 of the 100 soldiers.
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The recently appointed major general has been ordered to attack New France.
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General James Wolfe and 3000 soldiers began to besiege New France, however they were defeated.
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With the shipping routes blocked and France losing Hope, The settlers had little food because of the famine.
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This was the last stand for the French, because of the lack of resources the battle was very short, ending the French control of North America.
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For the first time ever, the British flag was raised in Quebec. Signifying Frances defeat.
