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Group #3 By: Danielle Christa Jordan Michael
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Early Dutch and English Exploration Henry Hudson Sea Dogs Martin Frobisher William Baffin John Davis Humphrey Gilbert
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Henry Hudson Henry Hudson was a very good navigator and sailor who named and explored Hudson Bay in Canada and the Hudson River in America. His quest was to find a shortcut from Europe to the Far East.
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Sea Dogs A sea dog is a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
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Martin Frobisher Martin Frobisher was an english seaman who made voyages to the New World. In 1560, he made resolution to go on a voyage in search of the northwest passage as a trade route to India and China. It took him five years to get enough funding for his project.
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William Baffin William Baffin was born in 1584 in London. He explored the acetic circle. In 1615 he discovered the Northwest passage. He died in a war on January 23, 1622.
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John Davis John Davis was chief navigator and explorer. He was born at Sandridge around 1550. He accompanied Sir James Lancaster as chief pilot on the first voyage of the Badich East India company.
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Humphrey Gilbert Humphrey Gilbert was born on September 9, 1583 in England. He went to school at Eton and the University of Oxford. He studied war and Navigation. He became a nobleman, army officer, Member of Parliament and explorer.
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Humphrey Gilbert On September 23, 1578 he sailed from England but got attacked and was forced to return to England. He sailed again in 1583 with 5 ships. 1 returned because of leaks. He landed in Newfoundland in July 30, 1583. 2 weeks later, he went to explore Nova Scotia. He died on the ship when it sank.
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The Founding of France
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Sieur de Monts Sieur de Monts was born in Royan, France He was a French Merchant and explorer. In 1604, he organized an expedition in Saint Crox with Samuel de Champlain. He was the founder of Port Royal.
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Samuel de Champlain Timeline
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Samuel de Champlain was born in Brouage, France. He served in the army of Henry IV.
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Samuel de Champlain joins an expedition on monopoly on the fur trade in “New France” to explore the region.
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Champlain travelled up the Saguenay river, where he suspected the existence of Hudson Bay.
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He travels to the Lachine Rapids, located just south of Montreal. He learned of the great lakes from the natives.
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Champlain helps settle in St. Croix Island. The island is a poor choice because of lack of fresh water. Only half of 77 men survive the winter.
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Champlain assisted in founding Port Royal- the first enduring European settlement in northern North America.
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Champlain led 32 colonists to settle in Quebec to establish it as a fur-trading center. Only nine colonists survived the first winter in Quebec, but more settlers arrived the following summer.
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Champlain leaves Quebec to join the Indians fight against their enemies, the Iroquois. Champlain then travels down into the Broad Lake.
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Champlain and his men kill several Iroquois chiefs with their muskets, causing a rout. It was during this that he explored the Champlain river.
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A European colony is established by Champlain on the Island of Montreal, which at the time was called l'ille de Vilmenon.
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Champlain sails to Saint Lawrence and maps the Ottawa River in search of the Northwest Passage. The Ottawa River will be the French trading route for 200 years.
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After following the Ottawa River, Champlain arrives to Lake Huron. From there, he and his Huron guides go south.
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They cross Lake Ontario and find an Iroquois village. They attack, but their assault fails and Champlain is wounded.
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Champlain heals from his wounds in a Huron village. He returns to France. Throughout his journeys, he mapped most of the Northern North America.
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Champlain returns to Quebec where he takes up a role as governor of New France. He continues working in this for the rest of his life.
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Champlain dies in Quebec on December 25 from a stroke.
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