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	Samuel de Champlain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Champlain was wounded twice in the leg by arrows, one in his knee.
		Champlain returned to New France in 1620 and was to spend the rest of his life focusing on administration of the country rather than exploration.
		On July 19 the Kirke Brothers arrived and Champlain was forced to negotiate the terms of the cities' capitulation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain (1830 words)

	Samuel de Champlain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During the battle at the mouth of the Richelieu River Champlain was wounded by an arrow which "split the tip of my ear and pierced my neck." The battle won, he returned to Quebec to find that the fur trade had been disastrous for the merchants supporting him and Henry IV had been assassinated.
		This new regime brought Champlain and on March 21st, 1629 Champlain became the lieutenant and representative of Richelieu and he became referred to as Commander of New France in the absence of Cardinal de Richelieu.
		On July 19th the Kirke Brothers arrived and Champlain was forced to negotiate the terms of the cities' capitulation.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/s/sa/samuel_de_champlain.html (2123 words)

	European Explorers: Samual de Champlain
		Champlain was born in Brouage, France, near Rochefort, the son of a sea captain.
		Samuel de Champlain was born in Brouage, France in 1567 and died in 1635.
		Champlain was born at Brouage in western France in 1567.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/exchamplain.htm (597 words)

	Empire of the Bay: Samuel de Champlain
		Samuel de Champlain, though probably born a commoner, moved beyond his modest roots in the town of Brouage, France to become one of his country's most noted explorers.
		Champlain first traveled to North America in 1603, after establishing a reputation as a skilled navigator in expeditions to the West Indies and Central America.
		Champlain took part in several summer journeys around the area to find a suitable spot for a settlement, but, as the months dragged on, many of his compatriots died during the biting cold winter seasons.
	www.pbs.org /empireofthebay/profiles/dechamplain.html (322 words)

	MSN Encarta - Samuel de Champlain
		Champlain, Samuel de (1567?-1635), French explorer, known as the father of New France, the French colonial empire in North America.
		Champlain was born in Brouage, France, but little is known of his early years.
		Champlain explored the Atlantic Coast on the north side of the Bay of Fundy, sighting a river flowing from the north that he named the Saint-Jean (now the Saint John River).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574716/Champlain_Samuel_de.html (553 words)

	Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635).
		"Samuel Champlain was born at Brouage, a small seaport town in the old province of Saintonge, southeast of Rochefort and opposite the island of Oléron, about the year 1567."1 Little is known of Champlain's family background; indeed, though he wrote much, little personal information of Champlain's life is known.
		Besides: sought-after metals and mines were reported to exist in the southern parts of Acadia; and, the peltry trade could be carried on at the mouths of the endless number of rivers that flowed to the eastern seaboard of Acadia, a land, which, in 1600, included the shores of the present day State of Maine.
		A narrative of Champlain's adventures in Acadia is contained in my history of Acadia, in one of its very first chapters, "The Founding of Port Royal." Sufficient at this place to say that Champlain spent his first three winters in New France in Acadia.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1600-00/Champlain.htm (591 words)

	Samuel de Champlain -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champlain fired his (An obsolete firearm with a long barrel) arquebus and killed two of them with one shot.
		Champlain set out on May 27th to continue his exploration of the Huron country and in hopes of finding the 'northern sea' he had heard about (probably (An inland sea in northern Canada) Hudson Bay).
		During the next several years Champlain wrote 'Voyages de la Nouvelle France' dedicated to (French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)) Cardinal Richelieu (who had helped him with funding in France) as well as 'Traitté de la marine et du devoir d’un bon marinier'.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/samuel_de_champlain.htm (1835 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Samuel de Champlain
		Founder of Quebec and Father of New France, born at Brouage, a village in the province of Saintonge, France, 1570, or according to the "Bibliographie Saintongeoise", 1567; died at Quebec, 25 December, 1635.
		He was the son of Antoine Champlain, a mariner, and Marguerite Le Roy, and his early education was entrusted to the parish priest.
		Champlain kept a journal of his explorations in the Gulf of Mexico, and after his return to France, in 1601 or 1602, he received a pension and the appointment of geographer to the king.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03567a.htm (1306 words)

	Samuel Champlain and Lake Champlain, 1909 Champlain Tercentenary Celebration
		On this voyage Champlain was enabled to confer with the Indians as to the topography of the country, the extent and courses of its rivers, and was informed by them of the large lakes and Niagara Falls to the southwest.
		Samuel Champlain was possibly 42 years of age and bad seen something of the life of the courts of Europe and much of the life of the savages in America.
		Champlain was the first white man to set foot upon the territory now comprising the State of New York, and from his description of the islands in Lake Champlain he may have visited them also.
	www.ulster.net /~hrmm/quad/1909champlain/prt-appxhill.html (4736 words)

	Champlain, Samuel de. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After serving in France under Henry of Navarre (King Henry IV) in the religious wars, Champlain was given command of a Spanish fleet sailing to the West Indies, Mexico, and the Isthmus of Panama.
		With the sieur de Monts, who had a monopoly of the trade of the region, Champlain returned in 1604 to found a colony, which was landed at the mouth of the St. Croix River.
		Thereafter Champlain devoted his time to the welfare of the colony, of which he was the virtual governor.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/ChamplaiS.html (574 words)

	Samuel de Champlain
		Samuel de Champlain explored the St. Lawrence River for the King of France.
		Champlain joined the French Army around the age of 20 and served until 1598.He was the first person to write about the Niagara Falls and he began a fur trading post on the St. Lawrence River.
		In 1629 Champlain was captured by the English and held captive until 1632.
	www2.lhric.org /POCANTICO/explorers/champlain.htm (217 words)

	Unit II: A Crossroads Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champlain himself served as a French naval captain and also fought as a soldier in the war in B rittany.
		Champlain left on his first voyage with two small vessels, hardly larger than fishing boats, to explore the area of the St. Lawrence River.
		Champlain was asked to choose sides and help the Alg onquins in their war with the Iroquois.
	www.eduref.org /Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_2/Unit_IIQ2R7.html (754 words)

	The Virtual Museum of New-France: Samuel de Champlain
		Samuel de Champlain (sometimes called Samuel Champlain in English documents) was born at Brouage, in the Saintonge province of Western France, about 1570.
		Champlain's mission was clear; it was to explore the country called New France, examine its waterways and then choose a site for a large trading factory.
		Champlain also explored the Iroquois River (now called the Richelieu), which led him on the fourteenth of July, 1609, to the lake which would later bear his name.
	www.civilization.ca /vmnf/explor/champ_e2.html (849 words)

	Great Canadian Explorers: Samuel de Champlain
		Champlain, called the Father of New France, was significant in the early development of colonial settlements in Acadia and in Québec.
		He discusses Champlain's early life, mainly as a soldier and then his various voyages to Spain, the West Indies and Central America.
		Armstrong describes Champlain's first (1603) voyage into the St. Lawrence and then his voyages to Acadia and the settlement at Port-Royal (abandoned 1606-7).
	www.mta.ca /faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/multimedia/explorers/de_champlain.html (276 words)

	Samuel de Champlain: Establishing the Foundations of Nouvelle France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Samuel de Champlain, also called the Father of Nouvelle France, was the first explorer to create a permanent trade route in Canada.
		Samuel de Champlain was born in Brouage (France), a tiny village of 200 inhabitants in circa 1570.
		Champlain was undisturbed in Nouvelle France until England (a force led by David Kirke and his brothers) invaded Quebec and took over for a short period between 1629-1632.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /stlauren/hist/hi_champlain.htm (563 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Champlain added to the high spirits by founding the order of Good Cheer, a sort of carefree order of chivalry, whose members had to take their turn in providing game for the table and maintaining a joyful humour.
		It was then that Champlain, in a gesture typical of that period, and forgetful of the agreements already entered into with his wife, appointed the Virgin Mary his heiress, thus leaving his furniture and his share in the company to the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Recouvrance.
		Champlain was then buried temporarily in an unmarked grave, to be transferred later (probably in 1636, after Montmagny had enlarged the church) to a chapel built as an annex to the church, and called first the chapel of Monsieur le Gouverneur, and afterwards the chapel of Champlain.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34237 (8446 words)

	Samuel de Champlain
		Samuel de Champlain was born in Brouage, France in the year 1567 and died on December 25, 1635.
		On Samuel de Champlain's second visit, which is in the years 1604-1607, he establishes a settlement in an area that the French called Acadie.
		Champlain was taken prisoner in England and was released in 1632.
	mrbai.com /Champlain.html (474 words)

	The Cartographic Creation of New England: Section II
		Champlain did make some modifications to his maps as he gathered more information on his subsequent voyages of 1615-16 and 1618 (17-20), and the changes were picked up by other mapmakers in Paris.
		Unlike Champlain's charts and regional maps, which were constructed rather abstractly from the distances and directions of his voyages, these large-scale maps were made from Champlain's direct observation and sketching of the landscape itself.
		Champlain's cartographic record is made all the more complex by his construction in 1616 of a new regional map of New France, with the addition of his explorations since 1612 (19).
	www.usm.maine.edu /~maps/exhibit2/sec2.htm (1079 words)

	Explorations: Champlain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champlain also cultivated strong friendships with many Native Americans, including the Montagnais, the Algonkians, and the Hurons, with whom he joined forces to fight their enemy, the Iroquois.
		If Champlain is remembered as a forefather of the French settlement of what is now Quebec, he is also remembered as one of the most careful and voluminous writers about the exploration of the New World.
		Champlain designed and drew this map with the intention of presenting it to the king of France.
	www.wwnorton.com /college/english/naal5/explore/champlain.htm (381 words)

	Encyclopedia: Samuel de Champlain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Landsat photo Lake Champlain, named for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who encountered it 1609, is a large lake in North America, mostly within the borders of the United States (states of Vermont and New York) but partially situated across the US-Canada border in Quebec.
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	Champlain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champlain made his first trip to North America with an expedition to colonize the new world.
		From 1604 to 1605 Champlain was a geographer and a cartographer for Pierre du Guast Sieur de Monts.
		In 1629 Champlain was captured by the English, held captive in England until 1632, returned to New France and was governor until he died in 1635.
	www.plpsd.mb.ca /amhs/history/champ.html (314 words)

	Champlain, Samuel de on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bibliography: Champlain's works were issued by the Champlain Society (1922-36) with English and French texts.
		Samuel de Champlain bust donated to Champlain College, Trent University; Connie Burton and Jeremie Giles make significant contribution.
		Sculpture to stay for awhile (Native scout kneeling at foot of Samuel de Champlain).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/champlais1.asp (810 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: Samuel de Champlain: The Foundation of Quebec, 1608
		Samuel de Champlain: The Foundation of Quebec, 1608
		HAVING returned to France after a stay of three years in New France, I proceeded to Sieur de Monts, and related to him the principal events of which I had been a witness since his departure, and gave him the map and plan of the most remarkable coasts and harbors there.
		But these things cannot be passed by without bringing them to the knowledge of Sieur de Champlain, that he may make provision against them, and I promise you that I will prevail upon him to pardon you and the rest.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1608champlain.html (3706 words)

	Samuel de Champlain -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The mountains are a continuation of the Green Mountains of Vermont, U.S., and an outcrop of the northern Appalachians.
		Samuel de Champlain, in the early 1600s, was the first to systematically investigate the New England coast.
		The journals of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain tell of the powerful feelings aroused by the New World, which, Champlain wrote, was “beautiful even to perfection.” Cartier's Voyages was printed in French in 1598.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022361?tocId=9022361 (823 words)

	Samuel de Champlain's 1607 Map (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
		In contrast, Champlain based this chart entirely on his own exploration and observations, including interviews with Native Americans, and on his own mathematical calculations.
		A number of habitations are shown along the shoreline, the larger ones representing French settlements and the smaller ones Native American villages.
		Later the chart came into the possession of Henry Harrisse, a distinguished lawyer, historian, and bibliographer, who built a remarkable collection of maps, publications, and papers pertaining to the early exploration of America.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/treasures/trr009.html (356 words)

	Samuel de Champlain: Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com
		Champlain also discovered the lake named for him (Lake Champlain, on the border of northern New York state and Vermont, named in 1609) and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World.
		In 1609, Champlain befriended the Huron Indians and helped them fight the Iroquois (this battle led to 150 years of bitterness and hostility between the Iroquois and the French).
		Champlain headed the Quebec settlement for years, until the English attacked and took the Fort at Quebec in July, 1629.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /explorers/page/c/champlain.shtml (414 words)

	European Explorers - Age of Exploration
		Samuel Champlain - a biography from Blu Pete in Nova Scotia.
		Champlain's 1607 Map of the east coast of North America from the Library of Congress.
		Samuel de Champlain, Voyages from the University of Kansas
	www.chenowith.k12.or.us /tech/subject/social/explore.html (3010 words)

	The French Come to the New World
		In 1608 Champlain brought a group of settlers to the area around Montreal.
		Champlain explored the Great Lakes and discovered Lake Champlain.
		Champlain was the first to systematically investigate the eastern shores of Canada and the New England coast.
	www.mce.k12tn.net /explorers/frenchexplorers.htm (434 words)

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