1570-1635+Samuel+de+Champlain

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- founded city of Quebec in 1608 •"Quebec" = "where the river narrows" - created french colonies in Canada - founded 1st European club in North America → Order of Good Cheer - explorer to find Northwest Passage - in 1633: • became Quebec's 1st governor - dreamed of uniting French and natives and New France would be centre of New French world - if he didn't found Quebec and colonies: • there will be less french people in Canada • French will not be Canada's 2nd language • Acadia will immediately become British • or someone else will found Quebec (maybe even name it different) • they may not have found a cure for scurvy → learnt it from natives • they may not have allied with the Algonkians and Montagnais - if he had done different: • he may stay as a soldier • wouldn't become Quebec's 1st governor
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- New France (today called Quebec) - New France was a French possession → founded by Champlain - Quebec today is now a British possession → Treaty of Paris signed in 1763
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- we remember this because it was why Canada has 2 official languages (French and English) - it is important because Champlain was the one who founded Quebec and other french colonies
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- settled and colonized in Quebec → allowed easier access to natives living in interior of Canada - built French colony in Acadia in 1604
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