samuel de champlaine
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Samuel De Champlain was the founder of Quebec and "father"of New France. He was born in Brouage , france in 1570. His father Antoine champlain , was a mariner. He took many journeys with his father. This began his love of navigation.
In the year of 1603 champlain made his first visit to Canada as a lietenant under Henry IV. They hoped to make a settlement for france. He began exploring Canada looking for a future colony. He explored the ST. Lawrence and met and learned from the Huron Indians information about Lake Erie , Lake Ontario and Niagara falls...