Título: Samuel de Champlain
Seção: Finding of Quebec City
Background: Samuel de Champlain (also known as "The Father of New France) (French: [samYel d@ Saple] born Samuel Champlain; on or before August 13, 1574 - December 25, 1635), "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He made from 21-29 trips across the Atlantic, and founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608. He is important to Canadian history because he made the first accurate map of the coast and he helped found the settlements.

Conteúdo: In the spring of 1608, Dugua wanted Champlain to start a new French colony and fur trading center on the shores of the St. Lawrence. Dugua equipped, at his own expense, a fleet of three ships with workers, that left the French port of Honfleur. The main ship, called the Don-de-Dieu (French for the Gift of God), was commanded by Champlain. Another ship, the Levrier (the Hunt Dog), was commanded by his friend Du Pont. The small group of male settlers arrived at Tadoussac on the lower St. Lawrence in June. Because of the dangerous strength of the Saguenay River ending there, they left the ships and continued up the "Big River" in small boats bringing the men and the materials.  On July 3, 1608, Champlain landed at the "point of Quebec" and set about fortifying the area by the erection of three main wooden buildings, each two stories tall, that he collectively called the "Habitation", with a wooden stockade and a moat 12 feet (4 m) wide surrounding them. This was the very beginning of Quebec City. Gardening, exploring, and fortifying this place became great passions of Champlain for the rest of his life.  In the 1620s, the Habitation at Quebec was mainly a store for the Compagnie des Marchands (Traders Company), and Champlain lived in the wooden Fort Saint Louis newly built up the hill (south from the present-day Chateau Frontenac Hotel), near the only two houses built by the two settler families (the ones of Louis Hebert and Guillaume Couillard, his son-in-law). CANNOTANSWER

user: When did Champlain land in QC?

assistant: On July 3, 1608, Champlain landed at the "point of Quebec"

user: What led him to Quebec?

assistant: Dugua wanted Champlain to start a new French colony and fur trading center on the shores of the St. Lawrence.

user: What happened after he arrived?

assistant: set about fortifying the area by the erection of three main wooden buildings, each two stories tall, that he collectively called the "Habitation",

user: What was next?

assistant: This was the very beginning of Quebec City. Gardening, exploring, and fortifying this place became great passions of Champlain for the rest of his life.

user: What was the last action of Champlain in this city?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What else happened in this city?

assistant: 1620s, the Habitation at Quebec was mainly a store for the Compagnie des Marchands (Traders Company),

user: Any other noteworthy developments in this city?

assistant: Champlain lived in the wooden Fort Saint Louis newly built up the hill (

user: What other markers of civilization were built in this city?

assistant: two houses built by the two settler families

user: What was the founding date of this city?

assistant: On July 3, 1608, Champlain landed at the "point of Quebec"

user: What did he hope to accomplish by coming here?

assistant: Dugua wanted Champlain to start a new French colony and fur trading center on the shores of the St. Lawrence.