1. SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN BY PAUL EICHLER

2. WHO I AM I was a French explorer, navigator, and geographer I was born in (1567 in France and died in 1635 in Quebec, Canada. I was called the Father of New France. I was known as one of the best cartographers. I watched the lives of native Americans and lived with them on and off. I was born in a small port town on the west coast of France. I was married but had no children. I was most likely born as a commoner but built a solid reputation as an explorer and navigator..

3. WHY I WAS IMPORTANT I founded Quebec, Canada. I mapped most of northeastern north America. I discovered Lake Champlain. I established the French colonies in the new world. I opened up north America to French trade, especially the fur trade. I made friends with the Huron and the Iroquois. I gave the first description of the Ottawa River. My father was a sea caption and taught me how to navigate.

4. WHAT IMPACT DID I HAVE I would make very accurate predictions about network lakes and other features of the area. I was the first explorer to give an accurate and detailed discretion of the area of Plymouth Rock. I fought the first battle against the Iroquois creating bad relations for the next 100yrs. I influenced is still felt by current French Canadians. I made many many explorations and discovererys of northern New York. I was one of the first to write about Niagara Falls. I founded Quebec witch is the first permanent settlement in New France. I as the key explorer of the Great Lakes region and the Northern American coast.

5. WHEN AND WHERE I MADE MY JOURNEY 1599 I sailed to the Spanish colonies. 1599 to 1601 I sailed to the West Indies, Mexico, and Panama. 1603 I sailed to Canada and explored the St. Lawrence River. 1604 I sailed along New England coast. 1608 I returned to Canada to establish a fur-trading post. 1610 to 1624 I made seven trips to France to get supplies and help for Quebec. 1628 the English took over Quebec and took me to England. I returned to France in 1629. 1633 I sailed back to Quebec when they took Quebec back from the English and lived there till my death in 1635.

6. HOW I TRAVELED I sailed on a French trapping ship. My boats name was the Canada 51. Many od my men died. It was a lot of work to try and keep my boat afloat and on track. Dried food that wont rot. There were a lot of storms. We played games and plays to entertain us. We got sick a few times.

7. UNKNOWN FACTS I was one of the first to propose construction of the Panama canal. I hoped to find northwest passage through North America to Asia. I was in the French army as a young man. I was wounded twice in the leg by arrows during the battle with the Iroquois. No one knows where he was buried.

8. MY JOURNEY

9. RESOURCES “Samuel de Champlain.” World Book Encyclopedia.2009.Volume 3:Pgs.373 to 374 Soft key Multimedia. Explorers Of The New World. Cambridge,MA:1995 Britannica online encyclopedia. “Samuel de Champlain.” Academic kids. "Samuel de Champlain. "Academic kids.http://www.Academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Samuel de Champlain/ Enchanted Learning.” Samuel de Champlain : Explorer. "Zoom Explorers.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/Champlain.shtm l.Retrieved on 1-15-13