1. Samuel de Champlain

2. Table of Contents Historical Background Culture Religious Practices Clothing Housing and Travel Language Map of geographic area Example of how they adapted the land in which they lived Bibliography

3. Historical Background He was born in the French village Brouge He learned the ways of the sea from his Father He entered the Military early in his life There is little known about his family background

4. Historical Background His first trip lead to North America in March 15, 1603. As a member of a fur trading expedition After return to France on September 20 he created a map of the St. Lawrence River

5. Historical Background After setting a settlement in Algonquins Quebec he helped erecting houses, sowed grain, and did all he could to develop the fur trade At July 3, 1608 he landed at the point of Quebec which would become later Quebec City

6. Historical Background Champlain made alliance with the Huron and the Algonquins promising to help them in their war against the Iroquois.

7. Culture The People were divided into two groups the rich people which lived in big houses and the poor people which lived in small houses Most of the villagers had roman catholic religion They had a simple lifestyle

8. Religious Practices Samuel de Champlain had a Roman Catholic Religion He died in December 25, 1635 in Quebec city, Canada He was a French explorer, colonial pioneer and the First Governor of New France

9. Clothing The people at that time have worn relatively softly constructed linear fashions of the Late Gothic Throughout this era the clothing gets both tighter and stiffer, while being more and more puffed out with padding and slashing

10. Housing and Travel In 1599 he sailed on a 2.5 year mission to Vera Cruz proceeded inlands to the city of Mexico and returned by way panama In May 1, 1604 he arrived at Sable Island Coasting along Nova Scotia they finally determined to form a settlement at St.Croix

11. Housing and Travel During 1604-1606 Champlain explored the coast as far as Cape Cod In 1608 Champlain and Pontgrave continued to travel up the St. Lawrence river to a place called Algonquins Quebec

12. Family Life Little is known of Champlain's family background though he wrote much, about his expeditions, little personal information of Champlain's life is known it is speculated by some that his mother was a Huguenot

13. Language Champlain was a French explorer so he only spoke French

14. Map of geographic area In 1603 he sailed to France Francois Grave Du Pont's expedition He explored 3 years long much of the coast of Nova Scotia In 1604 he returned to Quebec on Pierre de Mont's expedition

15. Example of how they adapted the land in which they lived

16. Bibliography Biography of Champlain More Information about Samuel de Champlain A site about Champlain’s map he made during his explorations