USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1558 in Royan, France; died 22 February 1628 near Fléac-sur-Seugne, France). Pierre Dugua de Mons oversaw the founding of Port Royal, in Acadia (present-day Annapolis Royal), and Quebec City, Quebec. These two places were the first successful French settlements in North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Champlain and his companions arrived at Acadia early in May 1604 and immediately began looking for an appropriate site for settlement. Champlain used his skills as a geographer and cartographer to examine, at close range, the Atlantic coast, the Bay of Fundy and the Annapolis Valley.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was key to French expansion in the New World. Known as the “Father of New France, ” Champlain founded Quebec (1608), one of the oldest cities in what is now Canada, and consolidated French colonies. He also made important explorations of what is now northern New York, the Ottawa River, and the eastern Great Lakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Samuel de Champlain (French: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]; c. 13 August 1567 – 25 December 1635) was a French colonist, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.

Detailed explanation-5: -He is best known for establishing the first French settlement in the Canadian territory, and founding the city of Quebec. Because of this, Champlain became known as the “Father of New France.”