In , Dugua chose the St. Lawrence over Acadia. He sent Champlain to establish a settlement at Quebec now Quebec City , where the fur trade with First Nations could be controlled more easily. In , Pierre Dugua de Mons appointed Champlain as his lieutenant; this was his first official title.
He reached Tadoussac on 3 June. He then resumed his course up the St. Lawrence , arriving off Cap Diamant on 3 July. Champlain set the men to work felling trees and sawing the logs into boards. They dug ditches and constructed a storehouse and cellar. A gallery ran around the outside of the buildings on the second floor. The settlement was protected by ditches, stockades and cannons. Before the work was done, Champlain had to put down a mutiny led by locksmith Jean Duval.
Duval was executed, his head stuck on a pike as a warning. The others were sent to France. After the crisis, work resumed. Land was cleared and planted with winter wheat and rye. Despite their preparations, the men suffered that winter from severe scurvy. Sixteen of 25 men died, including the surgeon. Champlain and the few survivors received fresh supplies in April In June, he set off on an expedition, accompanied by two Frenchmen and a party of Wendat Huron , Algonquin and Montagnais. The group reached a great lake, which would be named in his honour see Lake Champlain.
He arrived among the Hurons on 1 August. Samuel de Champlain completed his journey up the Ottawa River, arriving among the Hurons. Champlain and his allies arrived at a Haudenosaunee fort on Lake Onanadaga, just north of present-day Syracuse.
The Haudenosaunee routed the invaders, wounding Champlain with two arrows. Samuel de Champlain was wounded twice in the leg by arrows when he and his Huron-Wendat allies stumbled upon an Haudenosaunee fort. Samuel de Champlain arrived in France, where he would publish an engraved map of New France. From that point, Champlain devoted himself almost exclusively to administration and his career as an explorer ended. He landed at Dieppe, France in October. He was captured and taken to England.
He also noted that several new families had arrived in the area, giving him renewed hope for the survival of settlement in the area. He had suffered a stroke the previous October and signed his will November He also founded the city of Quebec in It was during that time Champlain learned from the Native Americans of a large lake to the south surrounded by lofty mountains and dotted with beautiful islands.
In the summer of , with the help of the local Native Americans, Champlain set out to explore what is now known as Lake Champlain. Wars were waged by many to control trade through the St. Lawrence region, and in the fight for territory and freedom.
Some of the United States' oldest history is here for you to discover today. Come see why this region was battled over for centuries. Visit the historic sites and enjoy the water, mountains, recreation and relaxation that is purely Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Park.
Lawrence area to allow the French to take advantage of the river for the valuable fur trade. From he remained in Canada, was in France from , and then returned to Quebec. In Champlain was directed by his superiors to establish a colony near modern Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
From this base he made three exploring voyages south through the Canadian maritime provinces and along the New England coast. On his third trip he followed the route of , but was repulsed by Indians at modern Stage Harbor on Vineyard Sound, and returned to Nova Scotia. Champlain published various short accounts of his discoveries soon after they happened, and spent part of the years writing up a seven hundred-page composite narrative published as Les Voyages de la Nouvelle France occidentale dicte Canada faits par le Sr de Champlain
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