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Samuel de Champlain was born in the year 1567 at Brouage, France.

In March 1603, Champlain set out to look for new lands and make maps for France.

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In May 1603, Samuel De Champlain found the St Lawrence river. He claimed the land for France and called it "New France"

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In June 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in Canada as a small trading post.

Quebec became the center of the French Fur Trade, and Champlain became known as the "Father of New France"

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1615, Champlain explores the Great Lakes

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In 1615, Samuel De Champlain found Lake Huron.

This made him the first European known to Explore the Great Lakes.