Samuel de Champlain - Alayna Mamun by Alayna M

Brouage, Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, France

Mooniellye — 2025-10-09 15:07:38 UTC

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.

Mooniellye — 2025-10-09 15:16:47 UTC

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

Mooniellye — 2025-10-09 15:21:55 UTC

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"

Mooniellye — 2025-10-09 15:25:36 UTC

In 1615, Samuel De Champlain found Lake Huron.

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